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Beyond bulbs: Imagining GE's digital future
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 11/10/2016
» General Electric, which got its start from the business interests of American inventor Thomas Edison, is a global behemoth, with 360,000 employees worldwide. Mr Immelt has served as GE chairman and chief executive since 2000.
Apisak talks up govt e-payment scheme
News, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 30/07/2016
» The government's national e-payment project will boost economic efficiency, reduce waste and corruption and help improve access to financial services for small businesses and the poor, according to Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
EXCLUSIVE: Thailand must do more for investors, says Citi chief
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 22/10/2015
» While political and policy risks have been among the biggest concerns for foreign investors in recent years, other issues such as bureaucracy, legal enforcement and business restrictions perhaps weigh even more heavily on Thailand's competitiveness.
Govt says reforms key to future
News, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 16/10/2015
» Future economic policy will focus less on stimulus programmes and more on medium-term reforms aimed at rebuilding the country's competitiveness and reducing income inequality, according to government economic ministers.
'Not a disaster waiting to happen'
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 20/08/2015
» Certainly in recent years, Thailand's global image as the "Land of Smiles" has been tainted with a frown due to internal political strife and last year's military coup.
Globalisation under threat, warns Citi economist
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 29/09/2014
» Policymakers across the world will face growing challenges from the threat of secular economic stagnation in the advanced economies, especially in the euro area, demographic changes and a retreat from globalisation, according to Willem Buiter, the chief economist for Citigroup.
Taking solace in regime's fight on corruption
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 21/07/2014
» How bad is corruption in Thailand? A quick perusal of the literature is enough to plunge even the most optimistic person into despair, whether it be about attitudes towards the legal system and police, civil service, tax, land or customs bureaucracies.
The power of 'impact investing'
Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 09/09/2013
» It is a little-known fact that one of the oldest witnesses to Thailand's evolution in modern history also happens to be one of the oldest and most influential philanthropic organisations in the world.
'Print not in peril if leaders innovate, Not vegetate'
B Magazine, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 16/06/2013
» How gloomy are prospects for the print media industry? In the US, working as a newspaper reporter was recently ranked as the worst job in the country, behind dairy farmer, postman and lumberjack. Hundreds of newspapers have closed their doors in recent years, as advertising and readers shift to the internet and social media, where anyone can become a publisher and endless content of all shapes and sizes is available for free.
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.