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Just say no to capital controls
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 08/02/2013
» Competitive devaluations and capital controls could prove as damaging to the global economy as the trade wars of the 1930s during the Great Depression, according to Daniel Murray, the chief economist for EFG Asset Management.
Baht Appreciation: Fast, Furious and finally here
Business, Published on 01/02/2013
» Last week, we saw the baht testing the important support line of 29.66 to the US dollar, which it last touched 18 months ago. It did not last very long, bouncing back rapidly to 29.75 only an hour later. But just to appreciate the significance of the moment, the baht was only an inch away from the historical low of 29.35 reached early in 2008.
Korea joins currency concerns
Published on 31/01/2013
» SEOUL - The strengthening of the South Korean won has sparked fears of problems in the export-oriented economy, similar to those of Thailand, a report said Thursday.
Couples urged to Thai knot
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 31/01/2013
» Thailand has the potential to rival world-class destinations such as the Maldives and Bali as a wedding and honeymoon destination due to its diversity of products and value-for-money prices.
Kittiratt: Expect Asian currency gains
Published on 26/01/2013
» DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong says Asian nations including the baht should prepare for their currencies to appreciate.
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.
Movies, soaps pump arrivals
Business, Published on 19/01/2013
» Thailand has successfully followed South Korea's lead in using the entertainment industry including drama series to promote its tourism industry.
HSBC predicts 'low-yield' year
Business, Published on 15/01/2013
» The global investment outlook this year will remain sluggish as the big economies stay mired in economic hardship, says HSBC Global Asset Management.
PC Air sues Koreans for B1.5bn
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 10/01/2013
» PC Air, the privately owned Thai charter airline, has sued two South Korean business partners for 1.5 billion baht in compensation for damage to its reputation over a row which left 400 Thais stranded at Incheon International Airport in October last year.
Master of Beauty
Asia focus, Published on 07/01/2013
» Back in 1945, Suh Kyung-Bae’s father started what would become South Korea’s biggest cosmetics company. Today Kyung-Bae is building on the legacy, entering new overseas markets and pushing to make Amorepacific the world’s seventh largest beauty brand by 2020.