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Japanese tourism as a new growth driver
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 27/11/2015
» It's been more than 20 years since I last went to Japan. I had been meaning to return several times, especially after the Japanese government waived the visa requirement for Thai tourists, but somehow I never managed to go.
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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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Life after the eventual Fed rate hike
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 25/09/2015
» People often ask me what will happen to the value of the baht. After the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold back from raising interest rates last week, the questions have only increased. The Thai currency has depreciated a lot this year, falling by 9.57%, much more than the often-talked-about yuan devaluation, which sent that currency declining by only 2.75% so far this year. We are, however, not alone in this devaluation trend. Malaysia and Indonesia have seen their currencies tumble as much as 23% and 17.5%, respectively.
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The groans of August: yuan devaluation and beyond
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 28/08/2015
» The month of August does not usually bring good news to global financial markets. While it is a holiday time for many people, August has often witnessed the first signs of cracks in the global economy. We all remember the Russian debt default in 1998, the run on the British bank Northern Rock in 2007, the collapse of US financial markets in 2008 and the US loss of its AAA credit rating in 2011.
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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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Songkhla: A forgotten gem in southern Thailand
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 24/04/2015
» It has been a rather warm hot season, to put it mildly. When the air gets too hot, I usually like to head off to the beach somewhere near Bangkok such as Cha-am or Pattaya. This year, however, I went farther — all the way to the southern province of Songkhla and its capital city of the same name.
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What the future could hold for Thailand: A country with vision
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 27/03/2015
» 'A life without purpose is a life without destination. A country with no direction is like a boat moved by random currents into any harbour."
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Building wealth in a low-interest-rate world
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 27/02/2015
» Driving around the area where I live, I've been struck by how many condominium projects there are — too many, it seems to me. It is hard to understand why people want to take the risk of building them when so many exist already. I wonder who will rent or buy them. Or do project developers know something I don't?
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