Thailand mints second billionaire this month as IPOs revive

Thailand mints second billionaire this month as IPOs revive

A gold shrine in Bangkok, Thailand.

A well-timed decision more than a decade ago to abandon coal in time for Thailand’s natural-gas boom is poised to make Sarath Ratanavadi the newest billionaire in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.

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