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Economists dismayed by baht row
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 02/03/2013
» Local economists have voiced disappointment over the most recent public debate on baht appreciation and the use of monetary policy to address it.
Location, location, location
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 03/12/2012
» Location is the most important factor for choosing property for investment but be mindful of functionality and avoid overstretching your finances, say experts.
Long road ahead for TPP talks
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 23/11/2012
» Experts say entering into the US-led free trade negotiations known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be a lengthy process due to constitutional requirements.
Rate still a thorny issue
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 27/08/2012
» The government and the Bank of Thailand are on another collision course on the policy interest rate, given their drastically different approaches to mitigating the impacts of the euro-zone debt crisis, say economists.
BoT debate on monetary policy starts
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 15/08/2012
» A monetary policy debate has flared up after Virabongsa Ramangura, the Bank of Thailand chairman, questioned the central bank's inflation-targeting framework. Dr Virabongsa reasoned that in a small economy with a high degree of openness such as Thailand, global prices would determine local prices, allowing foreign exchange to to control inflation.
Virabongsa tipped to be central bank chair
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 15/05/2012
» Virabongsa Ramangkura has been tipped to become the next chairman of the Bank of Thailand, according to sources.
The big easy
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 30/04/2012
» Economists see the contentious interest-rate argument between the government and the Bank of Thailand as a result of different perspectives on economic management.
The wisdom of going slow
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 09/03/2012
» To Ratana Bualoi, who works at a stage organising company, the minimum-wage increase to 300 baht per day in April makes him uneasy, although he agrees it should increase.