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Inequality is not just about economics
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 28/07/2017
» The gap between the rich and the poor is reaching new heights. Oxfam earlier this year reported a striking statistic: eight men (mostly Silicon Valley CEOs) have the same wealth as the poorest half of the world combined. And according to another report by Forbes magazine, the wealth of the world's billionaires rose dramatically since 2000, from less than $1 trillion to $7.67 trillion in 2017.
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Investment: A great rotation and a market bull run?
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 24/02/2017
» I started investing in the stock market a long time ago and I have been through many ups and downs of stock market cycles. Given the experience, I am generally quite resilient when it comes to stock market crashes. In the nearly 10 years since the subprime crisis in 2008, the Thai stock market has performed very well. In fact, if you had been investing in Thai equities since then, you would have received a total return including dividends much higher than if you had invested in any other neighbouring countries. Over the past year alone, the SET index has gone up 22.6%.
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Donald Trump: Against all odds, winning with confidence
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 25/11/2016
» Whether you love him or not, Donald Trump is now the president-elect of the United States -- against all odds. Against all the experts and the pollsters, against the establishment, against the mainstream media, and even against his own political party, Mr Trump won the election on Nov 8 and got himself into the White House. What is the secret to this man's success?
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Sleep your way to a better life
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 29/04/2016
» I think April is a great month. Not only is it the start of Thai New Year, but also it gives me another chance to make New Year's resolutions -- if I had not done so in January or if the resolutions I made were already broken.
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An older, smaller world
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 25/03/2016
» My grandmother just celebrated her 94th birthday this month. She is one of the lucky 0.2% of people aged over 90 in the world. Despite the more frequent economic and social crises that we face these days, we are actually living longer and healthier lives. The global median age has increased from 23.5 years in 1950 to 29.6 today and is projected to increase to 36.1 by 2050. This is also associated with a significant gain in global life expectancy -- from 47 years in the early 1950s to 70.5 today.
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Facing up to the changing world of Chinese influence
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 29/05/2015
» Financing for development has always been a major element in helping to reduce inequality in the global economy. Today we are living in a much better world, where liquidity is abundant and extreme poverty has been greatly reduced. The past decade has also been one of significant increases in financial flows to developing countries. Yet inequality has not improved, and growth in these economies is still being held back by infrastructure shortages.
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Shrinking Thailand: The old man of Southeast Asia
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 29/08/2014
» We all dream of having a perfect family — a father, a mother and two children. This seems like an ideal family size. For a country as a whole, it ensures two young workers will replace their parents in the workforce, and they will have children of their own to keep the population stable. This perfect scenario, however, is hardly enough now, given the current state of the global population.
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The forgotten element of thailand's growth
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 26/07/2013
» These days I believe I am not the only one who thinks the Thai economy is slowing down. Many agencies, both public and private, have all revised down their growth forecasts for the country. Following disappointing first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) performance, most forecasts now call for full-year growth of just over 4% compared with 5% predicted earlier. Second-quarter official GDP figures scheduled to be released next month will also likely be lower than expected.
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Happy songkran means happy tourism
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 26/04/2013
» The international New Year often catches me by surprise. There are just too many things to do at year-end and not enough time to think about the New Year, let alone making a proper New Year's resolution. The Thai New Year, however, is a totally different story. With a long weekend and few social activities, I can usually plan better for myself and others.
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When gravity shifts: The rise of CLMV
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 25/01/2013
» As the year begins, the world is still struggling towards recovery. Despite better conditions in financial markets, many high-income economies remain fragile. The World Bank has just cut the global growth forecast for this year from 3% to 2.4%, a slight improvement on 2.3% in 2012.
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