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Taxing for a more equal society
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 25/08/2017
» The issue of fairness is an important aspect in our everyday life. The conflicts that arise and the anger that permeates our society come largely from the perceived unfairness that exists when we compare our lives to those of others -- often in terms of income, wealth or opportunities.
Investment: A great rotation and a market bull run?
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 24/02/2017
» I started investing in the stock market a long time ago and I have been through many ups and downs of stock market cycles. Given the experience, I am generally quite resilient when it comes to stock market crashes. In the nearly 10 years since the subprime crisis in 2008, the Thai stock market has performed very well. In fact, if you had been investing in Thai equities since then, you would have received a total return including dividends much higher than if you had invested in any other neighbouring countries. Over the past year alone, the SET index has gone up 22.6%.
Life after the eventual Fed rate hike
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 25/09/2015
» People often ask me what will happen to the value of the baht. After the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold back from raising interest rates last week, the questions have only increased. The Thai currency has depreciated a lot this year, falling by 9.57%, much more than the often-talked-about yuan devaluation, which sent that currency declining by only 2.75% so far this year. We are, however, not alone in this devaluation trend. Malaysia and Indonesia have seen their currencies tumble as much as 23% and 17.5%, respectively.
Facing up to the changing world of Chinese influence
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 29/05/2015
» Financing for development has always been a major element in helping to reduce inequality in the global economy. Today we are living in a much better world, where liquidity is abundant and extreme poverty has been greatly reduced. The past decade has also been one of significant increases in financial flows to developing countries. Yet inequality has not improved, and growth in these economies is still being held back by infrastructure shortages.
What the future could hold for Thailand: A country with vision
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 27/03/2015
» 'A life without purpose is a life without destination. A country with no direction is like a boat moved by random currents into any harbour."
Thai democracy: The end or the beginning?
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 30/05/2014
» A lot of things have happened this month. For a start, I am one year older and, hopefully, happier. I also finally got started on doing many things I had long wanted to do but kept putting off. On a broader level, the Thai economy is doing even worse than expected — it contracted by 0.6% in the first quarter from a year earlier. More surprising was last week’s swift coup, transformed so quickly from a state of nationwide martial law.
Some thoughts that will keep you up at night
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 25/10/2013
» This Halloween the worst may be over for the world in general, but many people are still worried about economic conditions. In fact, the latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund pointed to the rather spooky state of the global economy. It expects growth to expand by only 2.9% this year and 3.6% in 2014 _ down by 0.3 and 0.2 points respectively compared to the predictions it made just three months ago.
The forgotten element of thailand's growth
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 26/07/2013
» These days I believe I am not the only one who thinks the Thai economy is slowing down. Many agencies, both public and private, have all revised down their growth forecasts for the country. Following disappointing first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) performance, most forecasts now call for full-year growth of just over 4% compared with 5% predicted earlier. Second-quarter official GDP figures scheduled to be released next month will also likely be lower than expected.
When gravity shifts: The rise of CLMV
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 25/01/2013
» As the year begins, the world is still struggling towards recovery. Despite better conditions in financial markets, many high-income economies remain fragile. The World Bank has just cut the global growth forecast for this year from 3% to 2.4%, a slight improvement on 2.3% in 2012.
Lessons for picking winners
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 31/08/2012
» The enjoyment I experienced watching the Olympics last month helped make up for the disappointment I felt at being unable to see any of the football matches in Euro 2012. It was a great few weeks, and I enjoyed watching those amazing athletes do a lot of amazing things.