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Superboard poised for battle
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 05/07/2014
» A state enterprise superboard set up by the junta will be ready to make its first policy-setting moves by the middle of next week, says Prasarn Trairatvorakul, a superboard member and the Bank of Thailand governor.
Beware 'populist policy trap'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 04/02/2014
» The government should abandon its non-welfare populist policies on the grounds that Thailand could fall further into the middle-income trap and face low productivity, says an economist.
Thailand 'stuck in middle-income trap'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 15/01/2014
» Despite undergoing dramatic economic transformation, Thailand is caught in a middle-income trap due to persistent income inequality, low education quality and an oligarchic political structure, say academics.
Political vacuum 'damaging'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 11/01/2014
» The Bangkok shutdown by anti-government protesters and the absence of a functional government could shave one percentage point off Thailand's economic growth, says an academic.
MPC may lower growth forecast
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 10/01/2014
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may cut this year's 4% GDP growth forecast, as downside risk is increasing on the back of the political turmoil.
Economic loss 'less than from floods'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 09/01/2014
» Even though the potential impact on the economy from the planned Bangkok shutdown remains uncertain, the scale of the loss is expected to be less than that from the 2011 floods, economists say.
BoT: Growth below 4% likely in 2014
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 28/12/2013
» The Bank of Thailand is expected to cut its 2014 growth projection from the current 4% due to uncertainty about the general election and delays in public investment.
Protests increase risk of downgrade
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 13/12/2013
» Thailand is at risk of being downgraded by international credit rating agencies as its political deadlock is difficult to resolve and could worsen if there is no government in place, says UBS.
BoT governor calls for talks to ease turmoil, end protests
News, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 01/12/2013
» The current political stalemate can only be resolved if both sides negotiate, Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul says.
ADB to lower GDP view to 3%
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 26/11/2013
» The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to cut its GDP growth forecast for the Thai economy this year to around 3%, says Luxmon Attapich, senior country economist for ADB Thailand.