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China slowdown threatens Thai exports
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 14/07/2015
» The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cautioned that China's worse-than-expected economic slowdown could pose further downside risks to the already struggling Thai economy.
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Rise of the patrician farmer
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/12/2014
» People recognise Korn Chatikavanij as a successful investment banker-turned-politician who was once the country's finance minister. Today he has a new role: owner of a non-profit packaged organic rice manufacturing company.
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Cash crops a short-term fix, but long-term plan essential
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/01/2016
» For the past 30 years, Prasert Thongsiri's daily routine has consisted of walking to his five-rai rubber tree plantation in Songkhla around 1 am and spending the next five hours there tapping latex. He inherited the plantation from his father, who was also a rubber tapper, and has enjoyed a substantial income from it, helping to fund the education of his two children.
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Global debt dominates G20 finance talks
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» GANDHINAGAR, India: G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs opened talks Monday on debt restructuring deals, multilateral bank reform and finance to tackle climate change, as they aim to bolster a sagging global economy.
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Rice soars to two-year high in Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/07/2023
» Rice prices in Asia have surged to the highest level in more than two years as importers build up stockpiles on fears that the onset of El Niño will parch plantations and damage crops.
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India considers banning most rice exports
Published on 13/07/2023
» India, the world’s biggest rice shipper, is considering banning exports of most varieties, a move that may send already lofty global prices higher as the disruptive El Niño weather pattern returns.
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Consumers upbeat for 13th month
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/07/2023
» Consumer confidence rose for a 13th straight month in June and posted the highest level in 40 months since March 2020, driven by a resilient tourism sector and increasing agricultural product prices.
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Hoping for a quick political resolution
Business, Published on 15/07/2023
» Whichever faction of parties comes together to form a new government, the business sector insists there is an urgent need to swiftly establish an administration.
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Asian markets jump as US inflation cools
Business, Published on 15/07/2023
» RECAP: Asian stocks rose for a fifth straight day on Friday, on course for their best week this year, as cooling US inflation stoked speculation that the Federal Reserve could pause interest-rate increases after this month.
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Trade takes another hit
Business, Published on 10/07/2023
» The value of Thai exports dipped for an eighth consecutive month in May, falling by 4.6% to US$24.3 billion, contributing to an overall decline of 5.1% to $116 billion in the first five months of this year.
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