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Life without TPP
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 02/01/2017
» When Donald Trump enters the Oval Office in January, it is very likely that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be among the first casualties in the new US Congress controlled by his Republican Party. Modern-day Republicans think free-trade agreements have hurt the US manufacturing sector and caused Americans to lose their jobs.
Brexit could free UK to be more adventurous abroad
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 10/10/2016
» The decision by British voters to exit the European Union could pave the way for a concrete trade agreement between Britain and Asean as the former can now pursue its own interests more actively, say analysts.
Going digital
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 19/09/2016
» Southeast Asia's emerging economies continue to attract manufacturers and service providers eager to tap into a combined population of 630 million and a growing middle class. But an increasing number of investments in recent years have been focused on the new digital economy and the huge potential it represents.
Mixed emotions from staff
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 19/02/2014
» ‘I feel bad for Khun Woravit, but I feel sympathy for the bank as well,” said a Government Savings Bank (GSB) employee who dressed in black to protest a troubled loan to the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).