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Chinese censors target economic ‘doomsayers’
Published on 31/01/2024
» China’s top intelligence agency issued an ominous warning in December about an emerging threat to the country’s national security: Chinese people who criticise the economy.
Dec factory output drops 6.27% y/y, more than forecast
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2024
» Thailand's manufacturing production index in December fell 6.27% from a year earlier as car production output declined, the Industry Ministry said on Wednesday.
Headwinds blow on Thai lenders amid interest rate row
Published on 31/01/2024
» The escalating tug-of-war between politicians and central bankers over interest-rate levels is clouding the outlook for local banks, setting the stage for a further exodus by foreign investors.
China, India: 2 faces of liquidity
News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 31/01/2024
» Lenders in the world's two most populous nations are having very different problems with monetary and fiscal taps. In China, creditors are drowning in cheap central bank cash, but loan demand is muted. In India, banks are in the middle of their fastest expansion in a decade, but they're parched for liquidity.
Thailand falls 7 places in corruption survey
Published on 30/01/2024
» Thailand has fallen seven places, to 108th out of 180 countries, in the annual survey on corruption published by Transparency International.
Asian rally on pause as China news awaited
Business, Published on 27/01/2024
» RECAP: The rally in most Asian markets was interrupted yesterday, with profit-taking seen in Hong Kong and Shanghai as traders await more guidance on China's plans to support the country's battered economy.
Deputy finance minister joins rate-cut chorus
Published on 25/01/2024
» HONG KONG - Interest rates in Thailand are “too high”, hurting people’s standard of living and weighing down the economy, says Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat, who urged the Bank of Thailand to consider easing monetary policy.
Asia is fighting back against the diversity backlash
News, Published on 24/01/2024
» A new year always brings some hand-wringing about how little headway we've made to achieve equality in the workplace. Complicating the picture: Corporate diversity programmes are facing a backlash, particularly in the US, where a court ruling on affirmative action has reverberated through boardrooms.
Chulalongkorn University and WEF Unveil 2024 Growth Report Findings
Published on 22/01/2024
» Chulalongkorn Business School (CBS) is the sole organisation in Thailand that has partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to conduct and publish The Future of Growth Report 2024.
Joined at the hip
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 22/01/2024
» The Thai tourism industry posted a disappointing result in terms of arrivals from China last year, recording only 3.5 million visitors, falling far short of the original goal of 5-7 million.