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Venezuela topped 2025 global inflation table at 475%
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» CARACAS - Inflation in Venezuela soared to 475% in 2025, the highest in the world, driven by a tightening of US sanctions in the lead-up to the ouster of leader Nicolas Maduro.
EIC forecasts U-shaped recovery
Business, Oranan Paweewun & Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/06/2020
» The Thai economy is likely set for a U-shaped recovery and a return to pre-pandemic growth levels in two years, according to the Siam Commercial Bank's Economic Intelligence Center (EIC).
Latin America's stricken airlines facing long haul to recovery
AFP, Published on 31/05/2020
» MEXICO CITY - Latin America's beleaguered airlines will take up to three years to recover losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, and in the meantime desperately need government help, according to experts surveying the damage to the industry.
Banks deal with multi whammy
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Somruedi Bangchongduang & Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 06/04/2020
» The Covid-19 outbreak and travel restrictions imposed by many countries have kneecapped Thailand's tourism industry and the whole supply chain of the services sector, with a spillover effect starting in the financial sector.
Right on the money
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Pathom Sangwongwanich & Oranan Paweewun, Published on 20/03/2020
» Cash payment growth in Thailand is expected to shrink in the coming years as digital payment transactions expand exponentially, says Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob.
BoT poised to make further rate cuts
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri & Oranan Paweewun, Published on 17/03/2020
» The Bank of Thailand still has monetary policy space for further rate cuts to cushion the impacts from the Covid-19 outbreak and the central bank will take into account the US Federal Reserve’s emergency rate cut at its upcoming meeting, says a senior official at the Finance Ministry.
Growth forecast cut, Iran cases surge by 50%: Virus update
Bloomberg and online reporters, Published on 02/03/2020
» Iran reported a 50% increase in coronavirus infections, while New York City, Brussels, Berlin and Indonesia all reported their first cases. New cases were reported in Thailand and across the US.Hard-hit South Korea saw its total climb past 4,200.
Germany quarantines 1,000, stocks tumble: Virus update
Bloomberg and online reporters, Published on 28/02/2020
» Germany quarantined about 1,000 people, Switzerland banned big events, while Britain and Netherlands reported new cases. South Korea revealed 571 more coronavirus infections and Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, confirmed the first infection south of the Sahara desert.
Food delivery soars in South Korea on virus fears
Pulse, Published on 21/02/2020
» Consumers in South Korea are increasingly turning to contactless services as infection cases from no relevance to China surges in the country and causes panic about the danger of the mysterious new epidemic.
Turnaround artist embraces new challenge
Business, Oranan Paweewun & Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/01/2020
» As the youngest chief of the Government Pension Fund (GPF) with assets under management of nearly 1 trillion baht and the man who led the turnaround of Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank), Vitai Ratanakorn has already made his mark. But he has an even more ambitious goal to navigate change in organisations where he works for.