IBR 2015 - Thailand focus
19 Nov 2015
During the last ten years Thailand has had 11 Prime Ministers (including caretakers), 10 Finance Ministers, many deadly street protests, 2 coups, 1 airport shut-down and 1 economically devastating flood. Given this it is almost surprising that Thailand has managed to eke out an annual average growth rate of 3.13% over the last 10 years, albeit the lowest in the region.
Grant Thornton finds hotel and tourism industry is a bright spot
12 Nov 2015
Thailand needs to urgently improve the percentage of GDP it derives from the services sector. The manufacturing sector is unlikely to be the powerhouse of GDP growth for Thailand that it has been in the past. There are many challenges in improving the highly protected services industry in Thailand but one bright spot is the hotel and tourism sector.
IBR Q3/2015
27 Oct 2015
a survey of 2,500+ business leaders in 36 economies, reveals that the optimism of business leaders in ASEAN countries is down sharply from the Q2 survey. Thailand dropped from 10% to -8%. The last time Thailand’s optimism was negative was in Q1/2014.
Corporate governance - the tone from the top
27 Jul 2015
Business confidence across emerging Asia Pacific has risen for the third straight quarter, according to the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a quarterly global survey of 2,580 business leaders. China showed the biggest improvement however the recent volatility in Chinese shares would indicate this optimism will be prone to volatility. Generally business leaders across the region remain buoyant about growth prospects.
IBR Q2/2015
07 Jul 2015
Business confidence across emerging Asia Pacific has risen for the third straight quarter, according to the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a quarterly global survey of 2,580 business leaders. China showed the biggest improvement however the recent volatility in Chinese shares would indicate this optimism will be prone to volatility. Generally business leaders across the region remain buoyant about growth prospects.
Grant Thornton IBR - Automation 2015
02 Jul 2015
Two thirds of businesses in emerging Asia Pacific are planning to automate a key operational process over the next 12 months according to data from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), slightly ahead of the global average (56%). These companies are looking to lower costs, and for greater accuracy and increased flexibility to increase or decrease production, while three in five expect this automation to replace workers.
Global M&A snapshot 2015 - Transaction momentum building
28 Apr 2015
The latest research from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a global survey of 5,400+ business leaders in 35 economies, finds strong M&A activity and it’s set to grow further over the next 12 months. Businesses’ merger and acquisition (M&A) plans, both current and forecast, are becoming more focused as the quality of available targets improves and is matched by a five-year high in the willingness of potential vendors to contemplate a sale.
Hotels 2020
19 Mar 2015
Understanding core business functions and your customer’s expectations are crucial to the application of new technologies.
Women in business 2015 results
05 Mar 2015
As International Women’s Day approaches, new research from Grant Thornton reveals that Eastern European countries dominate the international league table for senior female business leaders, including seven of the top ten, with Russia at number one. However the proportion of women reaching the top tier of the business world has shown little progress over the past decade, leading to renewed calls for quotas, one of 12 recommendations set out in the report released today - Women in business: the path to leadership.
