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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.
WEF Blog: Using mobile technologies to tackle illicit trade in East Asia
Published on 30/05/2012
» The Forum published its annual Global Enabling Trade Report last week. Once again, two East Asian economies, Singapore and Hong Kong, topped the rankings of the Enabling Trade Index, while other East Asian nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, continued to progress through the ranks.
Pentagon chief skips Thailand
Published on 30/05/2012
» WASHINGTON : Defence Secretary Leon Panetta leaves Wednesday on his first visit to Asia since the Pentagon said in January it would "rebalance" military strategy toward a region President Barack Obama has called critical to US interests.
WEF Blog: East Asia 2012: joining the conversation
Published on 29/05/2012
» The 2012 World Economic Forum on East Asia is still one day away, but the discussions on the region have already begun. Kittiratt Na Ranong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Thailand, and Sushant Palakurthi Rao, Senior Director, Head of Asia of the World Economic Forum, briefed international media at the Thai Government House last night, prior to the start of the 21st meeting of its kind.
Cyber security and CEOs
Published on 29/05/2012
» With a large number of cyber attacks featuring in media reports over the past year, chief executives are realising that cyber security is an issue they can't ignore.
Yingluck, Wirjawan speak at WEF
Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 31/05/2012
» Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Indonesia's Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan outlined their countries' economic aims on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in Bangkok on Thursday, with both emphasising fundamentals.
WEF Blog: What’s connectivity without power?
Published on 01/06/2012
» I had an interesting conversation today with Roberto Bocca and Busba Wongnapapisan of the Forum’s Energy Industry team that highlighted the enabling role the energy sector plays in overall development. Reliable power supply is critical to the delivery of programmes and projects involving technology (as well others that are not necessarily technology-based).
Stiglitz: Austerity 'cure' may kill
Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 01/06/2012
» The world economy will become increasingly uncertain as weak conditions in the euro zone and the United States have barely improved, says Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Laureate in Economics.
WEF Blog: Gerald Lawless on Shaping East Asia
Published on 01/06/2012
» During this World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012, Gerald Lawless, Co Chair of the Meeting, took the time to answer some of Forum:Blog’s questions about how he sees the future of Shaping East Asia.
WEF Blog: Thailand is the kitchen of the world
Published on 01/06/2012
» The importance of food and agriculture to Thailand is undisputable. About 40% of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihood and it contributes to about 10% of GDP. The country is the world’s leading rice exporter and has successfully positioned itself as the “Kitchen of the World,” with the annual value of food exports expected to exceed 1 trillion baht in 2012.