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Financial bubble & crisis warning from Ex-BOT governor
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/06/2017
» Real estate speculation & unregulated credit unions could trigger next financial crisis warns former Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul.
Student mini-rebellion in Korat yields results
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/08/2015
» Students demanded transparency & how money collected from their parents had been spent. After protest on football field, slapping of 11-grade student leader & verbal abuse by vice principal, students did get their money back.
Threats to central bank independence under Yingluck
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/08/2015
» BoT governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul recalls when Yingluck govt quietly passed decree allowing cabinet to transfer any central bank asset & used threats to force monetary policy.
What's new in business news: July 20, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/07/2015
» Thai airlines face flying ban to US, given 65 days to fix safety problems, Korat hit by factory shutdowns & plans for direct exchange between Thai baht and Malaysian currency.
Bank of Thailand, new governor: Economist Veerathai Santiprabhob
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/07/2015
» Youngest leader in four decades to head central bank, with PhD in economics from Harvard, led Policy Research Institute at Ministry of Finance during Asian financial crisis, was chief strategy officer at SET & currently sits on junta's super board.
Thailand in 20 years: Old man of Asean?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/04/2015
» Starting in 2017, Thailand's working-age population that fuels manufacturing, exports & growth will start to fall, so better start making long-term plans now.
What's new in business news: April 2, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/04/2015
» Purple shirts & banknotes mark princess's birthday, staff turnover & brain drain behind flight ban crisis & deflation in Thailand & Asean could lead to lower growth & rising debt.
What's new in business news: March 5, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/03/2015
» Bank of Thailand may intervene against strong baht, says Goldman Sachs, five Thai women make Forbes Asia list of 50 Power Businesswomen & Thai household debt at record high of 90%.
What's new in business news: April 2, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/04/2014
» Tourists cheated at travel expo by Krabi resort, wealthy foreign real estate investors return to Bangkok & Bank of Thailand governor warns of recession.
What's new in business news: November 14, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/11/2013
» Ratings boom for political TV channels, real estate boom in Chiang Rai & IMF-govt dispute over future govt debt.