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Consumers still lack confidence
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 03/09/2017
» For those readers who have not read the business stories over the past week, let me recap some of the interesting issues that were written about by our intrepid business writers. Stories such as the Revenue Department coming out to openly state that their tax collection for the first 10 months of the fiscal year (October 2016 to July 2017) was 4% below the target came as a shock to many. The reason given for the shortfall was the lower collection of value added tax (VAT) that you and I pay for consuming.
Democracy and economic progress
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 27/07/2015
» Bangkok last week was the venue for addresses by two highly influential economic thinkers about the way countries in the region should proceed with development.
Commodity quick fixes misguided
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/02/2015
» Another week goes by and Thailand's farmers are nowhere nearer a better life. The inaction of the government is partly to blame, as it's true that authorities in Thailand have been slower off the mark than some of their regional counterparts.