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Shifting beyond CSR to some real good deeds
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 20/10/2016
» Let's be honest. Many of us can work from home (and want to do it), instead of wasting time and fuel driving to work. If only our employers let it happen. That could reduce urban traffic congestion (notably in Bangkok's rush hours) and cut some carbon footprints. Great for us. Good for both society and the environment. And still profitable for the businesses we work for.
Turbulence at S.African airline reveals government woes
AFP, Published on 18/09/2016
» JOHANNESBURG - Spiralling debt, massive losses and a widely-criticised boss.
Checking on the charities
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/06/2016
» To donate to charities seems a simple act, but the decision-making process can be more difficult than it looks. Donors often face a tough choice not about whether to give, but who to give to. Good governance, accountability and transparency play a vital role in winning over a prospective donor's confidence, but unfortunately there are still a number of charities that don't offer sufficient detail about how they use donations.
Puerto Rico defaults on $422m debt
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 03/05/2016
» SAN JUAN: Puerto Rico has defaulted on a US$422-million bond payment for its Government Development Bank (GDB), escalating what is turning into the biggest crisis ever in the $3.7-trillion market that US state and local entities use to access financing.
Advantages of responsible supply chains
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 04/11/2015
» Let me start by asking a simple question to our valued readers. Are there any extra planets where humanity can survive? The answer is unfortunately and unequivocally "No".
S&P lowers Japan sovereign credit rating
Published on 16/09/2015
» Standard & Poor's cut Japan's long-term credit rating one level to A+ on Wednesday, saying it sees little chance of the Japanese government's strategy turning around the poor outlook for economic growth and inflation over the next few years.
Greece needs the gift of debt relief
News, Mark Gilbert, Published on 09/07/2015
» Thomas Piketty, the French economist whose book Capital in the Twenty-First Century took the world by storm last year, is back in the spotlight as Greece teeters on the edge of bankruptcy's abyss. Germany, Mr Piketty argued in a recent interview with Die Zeit newspaper, "has no standing to lecture other nations" because it is "the country that has never repaid its debts".
Puerto Rico, crushed by debt, seeks moratorium
AFP, Published on 30/06/2015
» SAN JUAN - Crushed by liabilities it now cannot repay, Puerto Rico is seeking to reschedule its $73 billion debt, the US commonwealth's governor said.
Japan credit rating downgraded by Moody's as election looms
AFP, Published on 01/12/2014
» Moody's downgraded its credit rating for Japan on Monday, citing "rising uncertainty" over the country's debt situation and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's faltering efforts to kickstart growth, with an election just two weeks away.