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Thai SMEs are in need of a lifeline
Oped, Dai Kadomae, Published on 07/08/2025
» Thailand's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are quietly suffering through a credit crunch with far-reaching implications. Despite accounting for over 90% of registered businesses, SMEs are finding it harder than ever to access capital. The economic recovery has been uneven, and traditional lenders -- still cautious after the pandemic -- are reducing risk exposure. But the core issue is not merely liquidity; it is the absence of a national system for reviving viable but stressed firms.
Capital markets see rules change
News, Faith Stevelman & Sarah C Haan, Published on 08/02/2021
» Late last month, a social-media-fuelled populist rebellion gripped capital markets. Retail investors purchased huge amounts of stock in struggling companies like GameStop, AMC, and BlackBerry (among others). They wanted to make a buck. But, even more than that, they wanted to punish the financial elites, like hedge funds, that had been betting on the companies' decline.
Globalising the Covid vaccine with WHO's Covax
News, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Published on 07/01/2021
» The development and approval of safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines less than a year after the start of the pandemic is a truly remarkable achievement, offering hope that the end of this crisis may be in sight. What will follow in the coming months -- or even weeks -- will be equally remarkable: Covid-19 vaccines will be made available to people around the world -- not just in the wealthiest countries -- at roughly the same time.