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Yuan won't outrank dollar anytime soon
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 07/04/2022
» The issue of the Chinese yuan as a premier international currency has been around for quite some time. Right now, only 3% of international trade transaction is conducted in yuan and, correspondingly, central banks around the world keep only 3% of their international reserves in Yuan. To most, this is quite puzzling as China is the world's second-largest economy with a GDP portion of 13.04% of world GDP and is the world's largest exporter with a global market share of 14.7%.
Indonesia seeks to reduce dollar reliance
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/09/2022
» Indonesia’s central bank is seeking to reduce the country’s reliance on the US dollar, with plans to allow domestic transactions of non-deliverable forward contracts (NDFs) in other currencies and to strike more agreements on local-currency settlement.
Asean pushes back against King Dollar
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/01/2023
» Southeast Asia, like much of the rest of the world, is losing patience with King Dollar.
Gold prices surge as dollar weakens
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong and Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 06/04/2023
» Gold prices hit a 13-month high, touching US$2,031 per ounce as weak US economic data spurred demand for the safe-haven asset amid a weakening dollar, according to analysts.
Exploring efforts to ease dollar volatility
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/05/2023
» Regulations have limited growth of yuan-baht trade payment even as the central banks of Thailand and China have encouraged local currency settlement for quite some time.
Baht to strengthen against US dollar
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/01/2024
» The baht could strengthen to 33 to the US dollar in the near term as the market is convinced the US Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates by as early as March, bringing back fund inflows to the Thai currency.
China's path to net zero
Asia focus, Erik Berglöf, Published on 07/12/2020
» China is aiming to halt the rise in its carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. If it succeeds, the country will have gone, in less than 40 years, from being the world's largest CO2 emitter to bringing its emissions into balance.
Blueprint for zero carbon set
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/12/2020
» Energy authorities and the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) are drafting a Thailand Integrated Energy Blueprint (TIEB) to set up a zero carbon emission goal in response to the growing trends of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs).
Big Tu: hero to zero
News, Postbag, Published on 21/02/2018
» The government is cracking at the seams, and the down curve is inevitable.
NACC: From hero to zero
News, Editorial, Published on 31/03/2018
» To the dismay of the public, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is once again pleading for more time in investigating the luxury watch scandal involving Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who failed to declare the expensive timepieces among his assets.