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Cash gifts, free milk raise risks to Thailand, Indonesia ratings
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/02/2024
» JAKARTA/BANGKOK - Southeast Asia’s new leaders risk blowing past budget constraints to make good on costly campaign promises of cash handouts and free lunches, increasing the risks to their prized investment-grade ratings.
Megaprojects, tourism to propel growth, Arkhom says
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/02/2023
» A slew of billion-dollar infrastructure projects and an upswing in tourism will fuel Thailand’s expansion this year, shielding the economy from weaker exports and any possible delay in the budget approval due to elections, according to Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
European gas rises further, escalating energy war
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/06/2022
» Natural gas prices in Europe jumped after Russia stepped up an energy war by cutting supplies through the largest link to the continent to less than half of its usual volumes.
Central bank focused on growth ahead of rate review
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/12/2021
» The Bank of Thailand is focused on aiding economic growth amid subdued inflation and is less worried about the US Federal Reserve’s monetary actions, BoT governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput said ahead of the bank’s rate meeting next week.
Taco Bell jumps on the fried-chicken fad
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 13/01/2017
» Chicago: With much of the fast-food industry embracing fried chicken despite health concerns about the greasy fare, Taco Bell is making its own foray into the category.
As El Niño exits, La Niña looms
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2016
» BOSTON — Think of it as Mother Nature's roller-coaster ride: the shift between the weather patterns known as El Niño and La Niña that, at their worst, can cause havoc worldwide.