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Thailand eases testing rules for visitors to boost tourism

Bloomberg Thailand plans to scrap a mandatory polymerase chain reaction test on arrival for foreign visitors from next month as the Southeast Asian nation steps up efforts to attract more tourists amid a rebound in global travel. The RT-PCR tests will be replaced with antigen tests at the airports, Deputy Health Minister Satit Pitutecha told reporters in Bangkok after a ...

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Nestle defends itself over ‘Russia presence’

  Bloomberg Nestle SA said access to food is a basic right and a key value for the world’s largest food company following criticism the Swiss firm didn’t scale down its Russian activities quickly enough after the war in Ukraine started. After pressure built up, Nestle said it suspended the vast majority of manufacturing in Russia while maintaining the sale ...

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India’s RBI signals policy shift with focus on liquidity, prices

  Bloomberg India’s central bank signalled a shift in policy focus as it ramped up efforts to mop up excess liquidity in the banking system and raised its inflation forecasts, sending bond yields higher. While the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) rate-setting panel decided to hold rates and keep its accommodative stance, it also voted unanimously to focus on “withdrawal ...

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