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Sports and music tourism will soon represent a 53 trillion baht economy
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/08/2024
» If you have lost track of how many people in your orbit have recently posted pictures of themselves at a Formula One race or Taylor Swift concert, chances are you are not alone.
Italian-Thai Development faces B108bn debt crunch as overseas projects fail
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2024
» A cash crunch at Thailand's largest construction company is fuelling concern among investors, regulators and rating agencies already unnerved by a series of local corporate scandals and debt defaults.
Central bank 'open' to easing if economic weakness drags
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/02/2024
» A top Thai monetary policymaker said the Bank of Thailand (BoT) is willing to lower borrowing costs if it is convinced that the weakness in the economy is persistent and not transitory.
Sugar outlook worsens as yields slide after dry spell
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/02/2024
» Thailand’s sugar output is set to be even lower than expected this season after dry weather stunted growth, which will squeeze global supply and could extend a rally in benchmark futures.
African nations dominate top 10 economic growth spots
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/01/2024
» JOHANNESBURG - Africa faces economic headwinds this year, but some of the continent’s brightest sparks are shading it in a more hopeful light.
Dry soil to curb Asia's early 2024 rice output, pressure supply
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/12/2023
» SINGAPORE - Asian off-season rice production is poised to take a hit as dry planting conditions, shrinking reservoirs and forecasts for continued El Niño weather are set to reduce early 2024 yields, further tightening supplies and spurring food inflation.
Surging rice prices raise spectre of Asian food scare
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/09/2023
» SYDNEY - Rising food prices are likely to prove an additional concern for central bankers trying to subdue inflation as the cost of rice — a staple food in Asia — surges the most since 2008, according to HSBC Holdings Plc.
Soaring rice prices stretch budgets for billions in Asia, Africa
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: A surge in rice prices to the highest level in almost 15 years is renewing fears that food costs are going to get a lot more expensive for the world’s poorest people.