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Asean's chief priority is recovery
Oped, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 11/10/2022
» Asean, comprising open trading nations and net importers of energy, has been severely impacted by the economic disruptions linked to the pandemic and the economic fallout arising from the ongoing geopolitical conflicts, notably, through higher food and energy prices and more restrictive trade flows.
Time for the 1% to step forward
Oped, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 03/04/2020
» Thailand is going through its most critical moment in modern history: twin crises of a health pandemic and a deepening economic crisis that feed on each other and affect all Thais regardless of status and income. In a bad-case scenario, up to 7,000 people could needlessly die with the economy vastly disrupted.
Can Asean weather another crisis?
News, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 19/04/2019
» With the global economy slowing and the risk of a recession looming on the horizon, the question that arises is whether countries in Asia have the resources and capacity to manage such a crisis, considering the current prolonged policy uncertainties and the lack of global leadership to forge an unified response.
Bright spots for governance emerge
News, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 13/06/2017
» More than ever governance is very important for Thailand: Better governance is needed in both the government and the private sector. Recently, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed concerns about governance by the next government, indicating that corruption continues to be a major problem despite determined government efforts to tackle the problem.
Thai economy needs new growth drivers
News, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 21/09/2016
» The state of the global economy today is disjointed and complicated. To understand this complexity, derived from many countervailing forces, one needs to differentiate the short-term outlook from the longer-term challenges.
Asia needs policies to avert crisis
News, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 05/10/2015
» The last 20 years have been eventful for "Emerging Asia" in terms of policy management as the region survived two major financial crises while seeing the risk of yet another one looming large.
Solving private sector corruption
News, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 11/09/2014
» It takes two to tango, and the same goes for corruption. Since bribery involves those who pay and those who get paid, this puts a spotlight on the private sector — seen as the supply side of corruption — and specifically on its role in combatting graft.
Corporates must boost accountability
News, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 29/01/2013
» As president of the Thai Institute of Directors (IOD), a question was posed to me: what would be the key governance issues for company boards in Thailand in 2013? This is not an easy question to answer, but after long and careful thought, my answer would include these three issues:
Capital flows pose new risks
News, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 14/08/2012
» Those who have worked at central banks for 15 years or more will have now witnessed two major financial crises that have put the role of these institutions in managing capital flows and financial stability under the spotlight.
Resting on recovery laurels
News, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 24/07/2012
» The first six months of 2012 witnessed an uneasy period for Thailand as the economy attempted to regain traction from one of the country's worst floods - which struck in the second half of last year - while coping with the global downturns caused by the European sovereign debt crisis.