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Democracy is key for uniting disparate Europe
News, John Lloyd, Published on 08/01/2018
» The European political year, grinding back into gear for 2018, is full of doubt, even woe. In the continent's major countries politics are stuck, or likely to stick, in cul-de-sacs from which exit is difficult. Only in France, under the banner not so much of the tricolour as the injunction En Marche! (Let's Go!), is there official optimism and vigour.
SEC says bitcoin futures trading not against rules
Published on 08/01/2018
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said Thailand’s first bitcoin futures trading service offered by a securities company is not against rules but urged investors to apply caution due to high risks.
Thailand, China central banks renew swap deal
Published on 08/01/2018
» The Bank of Thailand and the central bank of China have agreed on a currency swap agreement to foster their trade and investment ties.
Cryptocurrency may be 'channelled to N.Korea'
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» SEOUL: A cybersecurity company said it has found software that appears to install code for mining cryptocurrency and sends any mined coins to a server at a North Korean university, the latest sign that North Korea may be searching for new ways to infuse its economy with cash.
India's economy faces ominous 2018
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 09/01/2018
» You'd think the Indian economy had returned to rosy health. It seems to have recovered from two enormous disruptions -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision just over a year ago to withdraw 86% of the currency in circulation, and the poorly-planned rollout in the middle of 2017 of a new goods-and-services tax. Exports are no longer declining, as they had for several quarters; indeed, for the last month that data is available, they rose 30%. The Purchasing Managers' Index expanded the fastest it has in five years. At least one international ratings agency has upgraded India's credit rating.
Bitcoin speculation allowed for Thais
Business, Published on 09/01/2018
» Phillip Securities Thailand has allowed Thai investors to speculate on bitcoin via an international global derivatives trading service, while Thailand's market regulators are in consensus that the move is legitimate.
BoT signs currency swap with China
Business, Published on 09/01/2018
» The Bank of Thailand has reached an agreement to extend bilateral currency swap worth 70 billion yuan (370 billion baht) with the People's Bank of China (PBC) for another three years.
2017 inflation 2,616% in socialist Venezuela
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2018
» CARACAS: Prices in Venezuela, which is believed to have the world's highest inflation, jumped 2,616% last year, the country's opposition-led National Assembly said, as millions suffer from food and medicine shortages during a severe economic crisis.
TNSC: Rebound to continue
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/01/2018
» Thailand's exports are expected to grow 5.5% this year after a strong rebound last year, says the Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC).
KBank's new notes get mixed ratings
Business, Published on 10/01/2018
» Fitch Ratings has assigned an expected "BBB+(EXP)" rating with a stable outlook for Kasikornbank's (KBank) US dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes, while a Baa1 rating for these notes was assigned by Moody's Investors Service.