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Central bank: Split vote on rates no signal for tightening
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2018
» A split vote to hold its benchmark interest rate last month was not a signal for monetary policy tightening, an assistant central bank governor said on Wednesday.
ADB sees Asia growth at 6% but warns of trade risks
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2018
» MANILA: The Asian Development Bank raised its 2018 economic growth estimate for developing Asia to 6% from 5.8%, citing solid export demand, but said US protectionist measures and any retaliation against them could undermine trade.
Government construction contracts and the EEC
Business, Published on 11/04/2018
» Of the 1 trillion baht in investment expected to pour into the government's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor in Chachoengsao, Chon Buri and Rayong, about 500 billion baht is expected to take the form of public procurement -- government construction contracts and purchase agreements -- with 300 billion to be financed by borrowing spread over the next five years.
Book fair crowds a beacon of hope
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 11/04/2018
» Over 1.8 million people attended the 46th National Book Fair & 16th Bangkok International Book Fair from March 30 to April 8, leading printing businesses to express optimism that Thailand's reading culture will revive.
Thai bond yields hang below US's for six months
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 11/04/2018
» Thai government bond yields have, for the first time ever, stayed below the returns of US government bonds for longer than six months. A persistent current account surplus and prolonged low inflation rates have led to the situation, says the Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA).
World's hottest chilli pepper gives man headaches
AFP, Published on 10/04/2018
» PARIS: Doctors issued a chilli warning Tuesday after an American man who ate the world's hottest pepper was struck by excruciating "thunderclap" headaches.
GOP tax cuts to balloon US deficit, debt: CBO
AFP, Published on 10/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - The US deficit will grow more than 20 percent this year and reach $1 billion by 2020, largely due to December's sweeping tax cuts, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday.
BoT: US-China rift harm to be indirect
Business, Published on 10/04/2018
» Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob rushed to ease fears about a trade stand-off between the world's top two economies, saying it would not directly hurt the country's macroeconomy as the products under threat of higher US tariffs represent a marginal proportion of the nation's shipments.
SMEs 'not suffering' from higher rates
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/04/2018
» Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob played down Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong's recent comment that commercial banks charge too much interest to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) compared to large corporates, saying SMEs enjoy competitive rates.
Coffee conundrum
Life, Published on 10/04/2018
» Trouble is brewing for coffee lovers in California, where a judge two weeks ago ruled that sellers must post scary warnings about cancer risks. But how frightened should we be of a daily cup of joe? Not very, some scientists and available evidence seem to suggest.