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Graft crusaders on alert
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 11/05/2013
» The private sector will boost its role in observing the government's 2-trillion-baht infrastructure investment in a bid to to detect any corruption.
Economists dismayed by baht row
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 02/03/2013
» Local economists have voiced disappointment over the most recent public debate on baht appreciation and the use of monetary policy to address it.
Prasarn: Long-term stability is my priority
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 01/02/2013
» Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul has reaffirmed that the central bank's stance on monetary policy is to focus on long-term sustainability, not to serve a short-term focus or single objective.
Long road ahead for TPP talks
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 23/11/2012
» Experts say entering into the US-led free trade negotiations known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be a lengthy process due to constitutional requirements.
Cooperation urged to beat corruption
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 02/11/2012
» Tackling corruption requires the participation of civil society and businesses even though a legal framework is in place, a forum was told.
Prasarn says rate cut in line with earlier assessment
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 19/10/2012
» The Monetary Policy Committee's decision to cut the policy interest rate on Wednesday was consistent with its earlier assessment of rising risk from the global economy, says Prasarn Trairatvorakul, governor of the Bank of Thailand.
Sovereign wealth fund not always the correct answer
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 25/08/2012
» Establishing a sovereign wealth fund requires a country to have healthy revenue sources and a sound management structure, otherwise it could fail as a tool for addressing foreign capital inflows and seeking a higher rate of return on assets, says Christopher Balding of Peking University's HSBC Business School.
Monetary policy shift looms on low inflation
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 04/07/2012
» Economic woes in the US and the euro zone could weaken global demand for commodities and shift the focus of Thai monetary policy towards growth and away from controlling inflation, says the central bank.