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What's new in business news: December 9, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/12/2013
» First-time workers swelling household debt levels, safe driving of buses monitored by GPS & SME Bank refinancing to match debt & lending maturities.
Answers to weekly business news quiz: October 21-25, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/10/2013
» Check to see if you got the right answers on the weekly business news quiz.
Weekly business news quiz: October 21-25, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/10/2013
» Check if you understand the issues and vocabulary in this week's most important business news stories.
Rice secrecy has to go
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/06/2013
» Rice secrets finally released to public. 136 billion baht in losses for 2011-12 govt rice purchases. Raise income for poor farmers but without market distortions.
Govt rice losses: 130 billion baht, not 34 bil
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/06/2013
» Low estimate didn't include market value of unsold rice in storage. Rice is perishable & falls in value so market value is real value (mark-to-market).
Stock market: Sudden fall & weak baht (update)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/06/2013
» Baht weakening (& improvement for exporters) after foreign investment money pulled out of Thailand & sent back to US with US credit rating improvement.
Capital controls: Govt & central bank working together
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/05/2013
» Short-term investment money flowing into Thai stock & bond markets from US, EU & Japan QE monetary policy causing strong baht, hurting export sector.
Rice Scheme: Govt leak puts loss at 200 billion baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/05/2013
» Govt to lose 200 billion on rice scheme not 70-100 billion. Asean neighbors importing less rice, global supply rising.
Rising baht: Dollar borrowing by Thai banks
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/05/2013
» Interest rates lower in other countries, so Thai banks borrow there in dollars causing baht to rise in value making Thai exports less competitive.
Govt & Bank of Thailand Conflict: Two sides to story
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/05/2013
» Most monetary policy experts at BOT don't believe interest rate cut will solve rising baht problem so charges of "gross incompetence" unfounded.