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A new agenda for climate-resilient development
Oped, Published on 01/08/2025
» Mitigating the worst effects of climate change requires reconciling ambition and justice. But achieving both a just energy transition and ambitious global climate action depends on trade rules that foster equitable development. To facilitate the shift to low-carbon economies, developing countries must have reliable access to green technologies, investments, and international markets.
Global banking rules need review
News, Published on 29/07/2025
» In an era of shrinking resources for development finance, global policymakers must shift their focus to making better use of existing funds. Identifying and removing regulatory barriers that hinder the efficient deployment of capital to emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) is a good place to start.
Trump tariff threat clouds final day of BRICS summit
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - US President Donald Trump's decision to hit "anti-American" BRICS nations -- including China and India -- with an extra 10 percent trade tariff roiled the final day of the bloc's summit in Rio de Janeiro Monday.
Central banks help drive gold rush
Business, Published on 24/06/2025
» More than nine in 10 reserve managers say they expect central banks to continue increasing their gold holdings in the next 12 months, according to a new survey released by the World Gold Council.
Asean+3's role in a rapidly fragmenting world
News, Published on 20/06/2025
» The risks posed by the fragmentation of the multilateral trading system transcend mere inefficiencies. Without a coherent, rules-based framework, global value chains will become vulnerable, investment risks will rise, and smaller, trade-dependent economies will be left increasingly exposed to the arbitrariness of bigger nations.
Bangchak Ignites Innovation with ‘Wrong DI’ Return
Published on 30/04/2025
» Mr. Chaiwat Kovavisarach, Group Chief Executive Officer and President of Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited, officially launched the second edition of “Wrong DI: The Upcoming 2025” under the theme “Bangchak NeXGen Tech for Greenovation.” The event, held at Bangchak’s Head Office in M Tower, reinforces the company’s commitment to unlocking employee potential and nurturing a culture of innovation across the organisation.
Asean urged to bolster capital markets
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/04/2025
» The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging Asean to strengthen the regional capital market and trade connectivity to counter US tariffs.
Global South will pay for trade war
Oped, Published on 22/04/2025
» US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs have unleashed economic chaos, roiling stock and bond markets and triggering panic around the world, especially in lower-income countries that rely heavily on exports to the United States. The result could be an entirely manufactured global recession, with the developing world bearing the brunt.
Will the global economy stall?
News, Published on 21/04/2025
» The timing could hardly have been less propitious. Just as the world economy was showing signs of stabilising, the odds of a policy-induced global recession have risen significantly. The latest update to the Brookings-FT Tiger index reveals a mixed picture, with the financial index declining and private-sector confidence crumbling even as macroeconomic data (which lag the other indicators) suggest a more benign scenario.
The way to lose an entire decade
Oped, Published on 19/03/2025
» The 2020s are shaping up to be a lost decade, at best, for economic growth. This will be particularly bad for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) in the short term, but it will leave us all worse off, not least by undermining the global fight against climate change. The parallels with the 1930s -- when the world also faced a major economic shock, intensifying protectionism, growing nationalism, and the weakening of multilateralism -- make the situation appear all the more ominous. Then, like now, geopolitics was king.