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Regulation of inflows needed
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 29/01/2013
» The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expected Asian economies to consider measures to manage capital inflows as an alternative in dealing with an influx of short-term foreign capital unleashed by economic stimulus measures of high-income economies.
Developing growth slows as FDI ebbs
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 24/01/2013
» Developing economies are starting to receive more foreign investment after the economic doldrums in the US and euro zone curtailed outlays in May and June last year, says the World Bank.
Central bank sets sights on balanced growth
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 23/01/2013
» The Bank of Thailand has announced a cautious approach to foreign exchange policy and the need to find a balance for monetary policy in tackling inflation and preventing an asset bubble.
Central bank chief wary of impending capital inflows
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 18/12/2012
» The financial market should brace for even more capital inflows after the US Federal Reserve adopted a new policy tieing the near-zero interest rate to unemployment and Japan's election hinted at more aggressive economic stimulus.
Car scheme fuels rise in consumption
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 01/12/2012
» The domestic economy started gaining ground in October as more people bought cars under the government's tax waiver scheme, says the Bank of Thailand.
Long road ahead for TPP talks
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 23/11/2012
» Experts say entering into the US-led free trade negotiations known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be a lengthy process due to constitutional requirements.
Imagine that: banks record another lucrative quarter
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 17/11/2012
» The banking system continued its robust performance in the third quarter in line with steadily lucrative loan growth, says the Bank of Thailand.
Obama win continues status quo
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 12/11/2012
» The ability of US President Barack Obama and Congress to negotiate a fiscal adjustment will become the most prominent market factor in the weeks ahead now that his re-election ensures the status quo of his financial and fiscal reforms.
MPC minutes mention local interest rate differential
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 01/11/2012
» The minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee's meeting on Oct 17 reveal that a lower interest rate differential between local and offshore is one reason some members voted to cut the policy interest rate.
China seen as last, best hope
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 30/10/2012
» A simultaneous slowdown in advanced and large developing economies could drag down the world economy, but China's economic strength due to productivity offers prospects for Asian exports, say economists.