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Extreme events 'require strong leadership to minimise fallout'
News, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/06/2012
» Strong leadership and effective communications are critical to minimising the economic impact of natural disasters, agreed speakers at the World Economic Forum.
Corruption, red tape holding back growth
News, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 31/05/2012
» Outdated regulations, an inefficient education system and corruption are among the key factors impeding growth in Thailand's competitiveness, said speakers at the World Economic Forum in East Asia yesterday.
Productivity must rise with wages
News, Published on 30/05/2012
» Improving labour productivity to catch up with the recent rise in minimum wages will be critical for Thailand to maintain its competitiveness, according to an economist with the Geneva-based World Economic Forum.
Asean mulls energy path
Business, Published on 30/05/2012
» Asean is being urged to speed up construction of gas pipelines and power grids to enhance energy security.
Asia is crucial to ending poverty
News, Published on 28/05/2012
» Amid the economic distress emanating from the United States and Europe, no statistic better captures the broader dynamics of the world economy than the recent World Bank announcement that the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to cut extreme poverty by half was met globally in 2010. This was fully five years before the 2015 deadline.