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  China's mighty Belt and Road ambitions

  Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 26/05/2017

  » Two weekends ago, China put on a massive show when world leaders gathered in Beijing for the Belt and Road Forum to hear President Xi Jinping outline his plan for a grand project: the Belt and Road Initiative.

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  Investment: A great rotation and a market bull run?

  Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 24/02/2017

  » I started investing in the stock market a long time ago and I have been through many ups and downs of stock market cycles. Given the experience, I am generally quite resilient when it comes to stock market crashes. In the nearly 10 years since the subprime crisis in 2008, the Thai stock market has performed very well. In fact, if you had been investing in Thai equities since then, you would have received a total return including dividends much higher than if you had invested in any other neighbouring countries. Over the past year alone, the SET index has gone up 22.6%.

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  Welcome the Rooster and a new world chapter

  Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 27/01/2017

  » The great thing about the new year is that there is more that one celebration to look forward to. Chinese New Year starts tomorrow and the Thai New Year is coming in April. So if you haven't made -- or kept -- any new year resolutions, there is still a chance to start over.

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  Immigration and economic development

  Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 03/10/2016

  » I happened to be at an Apple store in the US when the iPhone 7 was launched. The store was certainly one of the busiest in town that day. I was there for an iPad, which was lucky because almost immediately after the new iPhones went on sale, they sold out.

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  Yogyakarta: A city rich in culture and courage

  Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 26/08/2016

  » I just got back from a business trip to Yogyakarta last week, and I feel so lucky to have been born in Thailand. It's not because Yogyakarta -- everyone calls it Jogja -- is not a pleasant town, but because its people have to face so many challenges.

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  Sleep your way to a better life

  Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 29/04/2016

  » I think April is a great month. Not only is it the start of Thai New Year, but also it gives me another chance to make New Year's resolutions -- if I had not done so in January or if the resolutions I made were already broken.

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  Time to tap the power of microfinance for SMEs

  Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 30/10/2015

  » At a time of slow economic growth, it is welcome news that the government has recognised small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) development as an important economic policy priority. It has rightly pointed out that Thailand needs more new businesses to jump-start economic activity and move the economy forward.

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  India: The world's next shining star

  Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 31/07/2015

  » Good news is hard to find these days, especially in Thailand. Our exports tumbled 7.87% in June, resulting in a 4.84% contraction in US dollar value in the first six months of the year. Meanwhile, the stock market is falling almost every day as corporate earnings weaken.

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  The curious paradox of Thai education

  Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 03/07/2015

  » One of the oldest and most prestigious international academic competitions opens tomorrow in Thailand. The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) will be held in Chiang Mai until July 16. This is the first time Thailand has held such an important event since its inception 56 years ago.

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  Facing up to the changing world of Chinese influence

  Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 29/05/2015

  » Financing for development has always been a major element in helping to reduce inequality in the global economy. Today we are living in a much better world, where liquidity is abundant and extreme poverty has been greatly reduced. The past decade has also been one of significant increases in financial flows to developing countries. Yet inequality has not improved, and growth in these economies is still being held back by infrastructure shortages.

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