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Is Thailand's new welfare state financially sustainable?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/06/2017
» Greying Thailand is taking better care of its people but costs are rising & sustainability is becoming a bigger issue.
Fly deadbeat air: Thai airlines gaming system, cheating leasers
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/03/2017
» Regulators may step & revoke airplane usage rights for airlines not paying leasing companies but will they seize aircraft if airlines defiant?
Chinese tourists plunge after scam crackdown
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/11/2016
» Tourism crisis & three Thai airlines face bankruptcy after Chinese tourists plunge by half.
Post-Brexit flow of money into Thai stocks & bonds
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/08/2016
» US$2 billion flowed into Thai stock market this year, half in July alone. For bond market, $3 billion poured into country this year.
Moody's predicts stability for Thai banking system
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/05/2016
» Thai banking system passes stress test showing strength & resilience if NPLs rise but SMEs & retail sector face challenges.
Household debt makes economy fragile
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/11/2015
» Govt stimulus programs to get economy going again, that create more household debt, may make the economy worse in the long-run.
SME focus: Somkid's new stimulus over 106 billion baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/09/2015
» 6-billion-baht venture capital fund, reduced interest rate loans, tax cuts & exemptions for start ups, loan guarantees, all new SME-focused measures to revive slow economy.
What's new in business news: August 26, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/08/2015
» Toyota Prius to stop production until legal case resolved, over 1.2 billion paid to Wat Phra Dhammakaya but Phra Dhammachayo still denies involvement & low-income earners focus of economic stimulus package but no cash giveaways this time.
What's new in business news: July 16, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/07/2015
» Government to finance motorways connecting Nakhon Ratchasima, Kanchanaburi, Pattaya, Map Ta Phut, Laem Chabang port & Dawei in Myanmar , General Motors to axe 500 jobs & China slowdown threatens Thai exports.
China moves to prop up stock market
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/07/2015
» As China's stock markets continues its long fall, govt takes action to pump money into markets & protect all the small mom and pop investors who have poured borrowed money into market.