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Middle East war: global economic fallout
AFP, Published on 08/04/2026
» PARIS — Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:
Trump hits Iran trade partners with tariffs as protest deaths soar
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» US President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran, ramping up pressure as a rights group estimated a crackdown on protests in the country has killed at least 648 people.
Thai banks start cutting interest rates
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/08/2025
» Thailand’s top banks have started cutting lending rates, following the central bank’s move on Wednesday to reduce the benchmark policy rate to a two-year low of 1.50% to support a weakening economy hit by US tariffs.
Thailand’s tourism slump and household debt weigh on its lenders
Bloomberg, Published on 22/07/2025
» Thailand’s banks are grappling with weak lending amid high household debt, slowing tourism and sluggish consumer spending that risk dampening their outlook for the rest of the year.
BRICS gather in Rio as Trump tariff wars loom
AFP, Published on 06/07/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - BRICS leaders descended on sunny Rio de Janeiro Sunday, ready to issue a dark warning that US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" import tariffs risk hurting the global economy.
Thai household debt drops to 5-year low as new loans shrink
Reuters, Published on 30/06/2025
» Thailand’s household debt level fell to the lowest since early 2020 after lenders tightened new loan approvals and government unveiled measures to provide relief to millions of borrowers.
Emirates eyes fleet revamp
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 24/10/2023
» Emirates says Thailand has become one of its strongest routes in the Far East market, though the airline has no plans to establish new connections between Dubai and other cities, apart from Bangkok and Phuket.
Clinging to hope
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 21/05/2018
» They have survived many challenges, from a genocide that killed nearly 3 million of their people, the ultimate fight for freedom from Pakistan, a series of coups since independence in 1971, and the assassination of the Father of the Nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. But the people of Bangladesh still find it in their hearts to help those even less fortunate than themselves, in this case hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees.