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Prasarn: MPC will go its own way
Business, Published on 10/05/2013
» The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may defy pressure for an interest rate cut if the state of the economy does not warrant it to maintain the credibility of monetary policy, says Prasarn Trairatvorakul, governor of the Bank of Thailand.
Baht eases on action concerns
Business, Published on 26/04/2013
» The baht yesterday weakened to above 29 to the US dollar, while offshore investors pulled their money out of both bond and equity markets as they fretted over potential measures to be launched by the Bank of Thailand to rein in the local currency.
VC fund plan in the works to help SMEs
Business, Published on 12/04/2013
» The Finance Ministry will set up a venture capital fund as a way to alleviate the impact of baht appreciation on small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs).
DPA: Money safe with state-owned banks
Business, Published on 23/02/2013
» State-owned banks are not covered by the Deposit Protection Agency (DPA) and the government must push through a law if it wishes them to be, says president Sorasit Soontornkes.
Baht pace eases, but central bank warns against complacency
Business, Published on 18/01/2013
» The baht appreciation has eased its pace, but the central bank is warning the market and investors that new developments abroad could abruptly change the trend.
Asem leaders urge more trade
Business, Published on 16/10/2012
» Asian and European finance ministers pledged to take steps to increase trade and investment between the two regions, while expressing cautious optimism that the worst of the euro-zone debt crisis has passed.
Thailand all set for big leap
Business, Published on 30/08/2012
» Thailand is well placed to boost its economic capacity, considering the government's large budget for infrastructure development and the country's manufacturing strength, says Supachai Panitchpakdi, head of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), and government officials.
First year under the microscope
Business, Published on 14/08/2012
» How quickly one year has passed. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's first year in office has been a challenging one for the Thai economy, given the devastating floods of late 2011 and the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe.
Rice policy mainly benefits rich people
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/08/2012
» Poor farmers get 5% of govt rice program money, merchants & millers get 63%.
Rice scheme is 'pro-rich'
News, Published on 08/08/2012
» The government rice pledging programme is rife with corruption and inefficiency, putting the entire industry at risk unless changes are made, local economists and rice experts said.