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Asia rising, but no time for complacency
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 29/05/2012
» More than 630 of the world's top business, social and political leaders will be in Bangkok this week to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia, debating the challenges and opportunities facing the region today and in the near future. The Bangkok Post spoke with the WEF's Sushant Palakurthi Rao about the event's goals.
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WEF targets education, bureaucracy, graft
Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 30/05/2012
» Education, bureaucracy and corruption were highlighted as among the greatest challenges constraining Thailand's economic competitiveness by speakers at the World Economic Forum in East Asia on Wednesday morning.
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Leaders told, basics before specifics
Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 30/05/2012
» Political leaders would do best to focus on addressing the fundamental factors of competitiveness rather than seek to target specific sectors for growth, according to World Economic Forum managing director Borge Brende.
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Corruption, red tape holding back growth
News, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 31/05/2012
» Outdated regulations, an inefficient education system and corruption are among the key factors impeding growth in Thailand's competitiveness, said speakers at the World Economic Forum in East Asia yesterday.
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WTO: Protectionism is growing risk
Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 31/05/2012
» Trade protectionism over the past several months has risen, posing a growing threat to international trade and the global economy, World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Pascal Lamy said on Thursday .
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Thailand to join WTO procurement framework
Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 31/05/2012
» Thailand will look to participate in a framework under the World Trade Organisation that commits members to transparency in government procurement, Kittiratt Na-Ranong, the finance minister and deputy prime minister, said on Thursday.
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Striking a green balance
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 07/06/2012
» Whether in the corporate boardroom, supermarket aisles or on the farm, discussion is growing over a key question facing the planet _ how can mankind balance its relentless demand for resources from an increasingly overstretched environment?
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Telenor boss urges looking beyond instant benefits
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 11/06/2012
» Governments should take a long-term view of telecom spectrum pricing, given the clear competitive, social and economic benefits gained from modern telecommunications infrastructure, says Jon Fredrik Baksaas, president and chief executive of the Telenor Group.
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BNP spells out its commitment to Asia
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 22/10/2012
» These are troublesome times for European banks, with many in full cost-cutting mode to help preserve precious capital against what many agree will be a long road for recovery from the euro-zone crisis.
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Just say no to capital controls
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 08/02/2013
» Competitive devaluations and capital controls could prove as damaging to the global economy as the trade wars of the 1930s during the Great Depression, according to Daniel Murray, the chief economist for EFG Asset Management.
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