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'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.
Southeast asian samba
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 01/04/2013
» The baht has been one of the better performing currencies in the region this year, gaining 4% against the US dollar and reviving fresh debate about the impact on exporters and the economy.
Release the shackles
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 13/03/2013
» From 1987-95, Thailand enjoyed economic growth rates that ranked among the best in the world, at no less than 8% for any year during the time and peaking at 13% in 1988.
Just say no to capital controls
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 08/02/2013
» Competitive devaluations and capital controls could prove as damaging to the global economy as the trade wars of the 1930s during the Great Depression, according to Daniel Murray, the chief economist for EFG Asset Management.
BNP spells out its commitment to Asia
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 22/10/2012
» These are troublesome times for European banks, with many in full cost-cutting mode to help preserve precious capital against what many agree will be a long road for recovery from the euro-zone crisis.
Telenor boss urges looking beyond instant benefits
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 11/06/2012
» Governments should take a long-term view of telecom spectrum pricing, given the clear competitive, social and economic benefits gained from modern telecommunications infrastructure, says Jon Fredrik Baksaas, president and chief executive of the Telenor Group.
Striking a green balance
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 07/06/2012
» Whether in the corporate boardroom, supermarket aisles or on the farm, discussion is growing over a key question facing the planet _ how can mankind balance its relentless demand for resources from an increasingly overstretched environment?
Thailand to join WTO procurement framework
Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 31/05/2012
» Thailand will look to participate in a framework under the World Trade Organisation that commits members to transparency in government procurement, Kittiratt Na-Ranong, the finance minister and deputy prime minister, said on Thursday.
WTO: Protectionism is growing risk
Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 31/05/2012
» Trade protectionism over the past several months has risen, posing a growing threat to international trade and the global economy, World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Pascal Lamy said on Thursday .
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.