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Prices set to stabilise as inflation eases
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/10/2022
» Rising prices of goods and services are expected to stabilise as inflationary pressure has been easing since the peak of headline inflation in the third quarter, according to executives of the Bank of Thailand.
Jihadist fears cast shadow on Niger-Benin border
AFP, Published on 17/10/2022
» GAYA (NIGER) - Observers of troubled West Africa have long fretted that jihadists who have rampaged across the Sahel are eyeing a southward push to the Gulf of Guinea.
Bank of Thailand flags inflation risk from further baht decline
Reuters, Published on 17/10/2022
» The country faces the risks of inflation quickening further from a 14-year high if the baht continues to weaken, according to the central bank.
Analysis: Xi's new generals face tough military challenges post-congress
Reuters, Published on 17/10/2022
» HONG KONG: In his first two terms as commander of the world's largest military, Chinese President Xi Jinping has unleashed sweeping changes to its structure, posture and potency.
Vietnam central bank widens dong trading band, currency hits record low
Published on 17/10/2022
» HANOI: The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has effectively devalued the dong currency by widening the exchange rate trading band to 5.0% from 3.0% on Monday, following a sharp fall in the currency resulting from fluctuations in the global market.
Bank of Thailand says gradual rate hikes appropriate for now
Reuters, Published on 17/10/2022
» Thailand's economy will continue to recover this year and in 2023 and gradual interest rate hikes remain appropriate though the policy can be adjusted if the outlook shifts from forecasts, the Bank of Thailand said on Monday.
Hounded at home, China's video game firms welcomed in Europe
AFP, Published on 16/10/2022
» PARIS: China is investing billions in Europe's video game industry, but analysts have warned that there could be trouble along the road unless regulators start to take stricter notice.
Trade with China actually boosts US employment
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/10/2022
» American trade with China has not proved pivotal to the loss of US jobs and in fact such engagement boosts employment overall, according to new studies highlighted by an influential Washington-based think tank and top American university on Friday.
'Beginning of the end': Iran activists call for new protests
AFP, Published on 14/10/2022
» PARIS - Iranian activists called for fresh nationwide protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, as the movement entered a fifth week on Friday despite a crackdown that has killed dozens.
Pound slides amid UK political drama, stocks soar
AFP, Published on 14/10/2022
» LONDON: The pound fell Friday as under-fire British Prime Minister Liz Truss sacked her finance minister and made a dramatic policy U-turn, while equities rallied for a second day despite surging US inflation.