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China may aim lower
AFP, Published on 03/03/2012
» China might set an annual economic growth target below 8.0% for this year, state media said, as the leaders of the world's second largest economy acknowledge it is slowing.
A putrid air of stupidity
News, Published on 03/03/2012
» It's a case of too little too late...and a continued front of incompetence. Villages, inner-city homes, wats and rice fields are still burning on a daily basis in Chiang Mai.
Govt banks crowd out private investment
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/03/2012
» Govt policies funded by off-budget accounts & govt banks likely to keep interest rates high.
Setting out to replant forests
News, Published on 02/03/2012
» His Majesty the King's message is clear: Revive the forests. Severe flooding downstream cannot be prevented if severe deforestation continues unabated upstream. Protect the rain-catchment forest. Restore forest ecology. And punish corrupt officials. This, in sum, is what the King told Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her flood management team during a royal audience last week.
What's keeping thai bankers awake at night?
Business, Published on 02/03/2012
» If you think Thai banks have been competing fiercely in the past few years, you are absolutely correct. But no, their toughest competitors have not been Asean banks seeking dominance as the Asean Economic Community draws closer in 2015. Nor have they been Chinese banks looking to expand into this region. Surprisingly, the most unforeseen, yet aggravating, competitors are those that have shared home turf with Thai commercial banks for almost 100 years: the government-backed specialised financial institutions (SFIs).
Most city plans in Thailand expired
Business, Published on 02/03/2012
» More than half the city plans in Thailand have expired, says the Agency for Real Estate Affairs.
Change the way the world measures trade flows
News, Published on 02/03/2012
» The global economy has undergone two major changes in the past 20 years. Those changes are going to continue and, in all likelihood, speed up over the coming decade.
China says manufacturing activity expands in Feb
AFP, Published on 01/03/2012
» China's manufacturing activity expanded for the third straight month in February as export orders improved, official data showed Thursday, raising hopes the Asian giant was heading for a soft landing.
The lords of democracy
News, Published on 29/02/2012
» Thailand is now most of the way through the first term of the Obama administration, and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has introduced and implemented the concept of "smart power" in relation to US foreign policy, which attempts to strategically combine elements from both "hard power" and "soft power" approaches.
Bonds likely to swarm market
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/02/2012
» Financial institutions are expected to flood the bond and money markets with new issues in the coming months as local banks seek to bypass tighter issuance rules on bills exchange (B/Es) coming into effect on July 1.