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Changing Germany to focus less on exports
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 14/12/2015
» BERLIN: For decades the image of the archetypal German household has been one of thrifty stoicism in the popular imagination -- a stereotype that has been actively encouraged by Angela Merkel, who has often paid homage to the proverbial hausfrau.
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Regulator gears up for 5G
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 14/12/2015
» The national telecom regulator plans to allocate four additional spectrum bands for the development of fifth-generation (5G) wireless broadband service.
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Poverty scheme moves to 2nd phase
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/12/2015
» The Pid Thong Lang Phra (doing good without any intention of getting anything back) royal programme seeks to secure the participation of educational institutions and private companies for its next five-year development plan to help address rural poverty.
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Pakistan FTA expedited
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/12/2015
» Thailand is revving up free trade agreement (FTA) talks with Pakistan, aiming to wrap up the negotiations next year.
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MPC policy rate 'to stay unchanged'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 14/12/2015
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to keep its policy interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, say economists.
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Tenants set to benefit from latest property tax tweak
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/12/2015
» It is likely that people who have never been taxed on their assets will be exempted from the planned land and buildings tax.
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Silicon Valley takes shape anew in more global locales
Business, Published on 14/12/2015
» During the last decades of the 20th century, Silicon Valley was the unparalleled epicentre of high-tech innovation. Other regions tried to imitate its success, but none succeeded. France's Sophia Antipolis, a top-down attempt by the government to create an innovation hub near Cannes, never evolved beyond its origins as a relatively tranquil technology park -- notwithstanding its mythological name, California-like weather and the surrounding area's unbeatable gastronomy.
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Oil price slump hammers global shares and set
Business, Published on 14/12/2015
» Recap: Weak trade data from China and sagging crude oil prices sent global stock markets, emerging markets in particular, into a tailspin last week. As well, investors were unloading shares ahead of this week's US Federal Reserve meeting, which is expected to end with the first interest-rate increase in nine years.
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Thai listed firms raising the bar for governance in Asean
Asia focus, Published on 14/12/2015
» Thailand has come a long way in corporate governance since the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. In hindsight, one positive development after the crisis has been an increased awareness in the importance of corporate governance by companies.
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Asean's labour challenge
Asia focus, Published on 14/12/2015
» Asean and the broader East Asia Pacific region are at a crossroads. The more I look at demographic changes and trends, the clearer the challenges become. This is especially true in the labour market if countries in the region want to sustain their economic performance.
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