by Jukka-Pekka Karppanen | May 11, 2024 | Economy, Business, Environment, Finland, Thailand, Trade, Visions
Ville Tavio (right), Minister of Foreign Trade and Development and Miika Tomi (left), Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Finland, attended a dialogue and seminar with TFCC at the Pacific City Club in Bangkok. Clean Tech & Free Trade for Sustainable...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 10, 2024 | Business, Economy, News, Philippines
High inflation and borrowing costs slowed down the first-quarter growth of the Philippine economy, causing the “Bongbong” Marcos’s government to miss its target. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.7% year-on-year in the first quarter, faster than...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 9, 2024 | Business, Crime, Health, News, Thailand
Thailand will re-list cannabis as a narcotic by year-end, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. After becoming one of the first countries in Asia to decriminalize its recreational use, the domestic retail sector for marijuana has been booming in Thailand, with...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 8, 2024 | Finland, Business, News, Reports, Research, Thailand
A study by the Finnish Pellervo Economic Research and the University of Vaasa have evaluated the economic impacts that two different regulatory options: that pickers coming to Finland would either have a contractual employment relationship based on seasonal work or...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 7, 2024 | Singapore, Business, Environment, Finland, News, Travel
Singapore Airlines says it will buy 1,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste, the first purchase of the low-carbon jet fuel from the Finnish firm’s Changi refinery. The carrier says it will purchase the SAF to blend with conventional fuel for use by...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 2, 2024 | Business, Digitalization, Economy, Indonesia, Investment, News, Visions
Microsoft will “invest US$1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and AI infrastructure in Indonesia, as well as AI skilling opportunities for 840,000 people, and support for the nation’s growing developer community,” the company says. Indonesia’s...
