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Asia shows austerity works wonders
News, Published on 06/03/2012
» The austerity debate was the topic du jour at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos. With good reason. Europe is slipping back into recession just when recovery in the United States is finally getting some traction. That has undermined the case for fiscal consolidation, which is so heavily favoured in Europe.
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Remove sanctions, and watch Myanmar flourish
News, Published on 15/03/2012
» Here in Myanmar, where political change has been numbingly slow for a half-century, a new leadership is trying to embrace rapid transition from within.
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The risk of setting expectations too high
News, Published on 31/03/2012
» In recent months, the world has been paying increasing attention to Myanmar's economic potential.
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Reforming to offset the bailout bias
News, Published on 21/03/2012
» The seemingly never-ending debate over the euro zone's fiscal problems has focused excessively on official bailouts, in particular the proposed purchase of government bonds on a massive scale by the European Central Bank. Indeed, we are warned almost daily _ by the International Monetary Fund and others _ that if bailout efforts are not greatly expanded, the euro will perish.
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Thailand's topsy-turvy tax code
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/03/2012
» The idea may seem counter-intuitive _ if you reduce tax rates, tax revenues will rise as more people voluntarily enter the tax system.
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From financial crisis to resilience
News, Bandid Nijathaworn, Published on 24/01/2012
» The development of Thailand's financial sector has been a story of restructuring, adjustment and renewal, following the devastating effects of the Asian financial crisis of 1997.
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Asia in the Year of the Black Water Dragon
News, Published on 24/01/2012
» This is the year of the Black Water Dragon, a Chinese astrological cycle that indicates change, but with a measure of calm, sensibility and prudence. The people and governments of Asia certainly hope that this proves to be the case.
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UK-Asean relations for the 21st century
News, Published on 06/01/2012
» Today the idea of a developed West and developing rest is all but irrelevant. Put simply, the world has changed and Britain must too, if we are to prevent our role and influence in international affairs from declining.
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Screwing tight the bolts of connectivity
News, Stephen S Roach, Published on 31/01/2012
» Long the most fragmented nation on earth, China is being brought together like never before by a new connectivity. Its internet community is expanding at hyper speed, with profound implications for the Chinese economy, to say nothing of the country's social norms and political system. This genie cannot be stuffed back in the bottle. Once connected, there is no turning back.
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UK's patronising tone
News, Published on 07/01/2012
» I found the article ''UK-Asean relations for the 21st century'' (BP, Opinion, Jan 6) fascinating _ which is to say, very patronising. I am trying to understand the British foreign minister's statement that ''...we have a shared interest in maintaining security in a region which has some of the world's most important shipping routes... tackling common threats such as... nuclear proliferation, cyber-crime, and climate change''.
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