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Asean's chief priority is recovery
Oped, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 11/10/2022
» Asean, comprising open trading nations and net importers of energy, has been severely impacted by the economic disruptions linked to the pandemic and the economic fallout arising from the ongoing geopolitical conflicts, notably, through higher food and energy prices and more restrictive trade flows.
Time for the 1% to step forward
Oped, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 03/04/2020
» Thailand is going through its most critical moment in modern history: twin crises of a health pandemic and a deepening economic crisis that feed on each other and affect all Thais regardless of status and income. In a bad-case scenario, up to 7,000 people could needlessly die with the economy vastly disrupted.
Can Asean weather another crisis?
News, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 19/04/2019
» With the global economy slowing and the risk of a recession looming on the horizon, the question that arises is whether countries in Asia have the resources and capacity to manage such a crisis, considering the current prolonged policy uncertainties and the lack of global leadership to forge an unified response.