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Global banking rules need review
News, Vera Songwe & Jendayi Frazer & Peter Blair Henry, Published on 29/07/2025
» In an era of shrinking resources for development finance, global policymakers must shift their focus to making better use of existing funds. Identifying and removing regulatory barriers that hinder the efficient deployment of capital to emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) is a good place to start.
Meaningful digital transformation
News, Atsuko Okuda and Shamika N Sirimanne, Published on 20/11/2024
» The relentless pace of technological advancement is nothing short of breathtaking. Quantum computers, soon to compute 47 years faster than today's supercomputers, are nearly a reality. ChatGPT, once a novelty, has seamlessly integrated into daily life. Drones now traverse the skies, delivering food, medicine, and disaster relief to the most remote corners of the globe.
Govt refloats national shipping line plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/06/2021
» The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) will conduct a feasibility study into setting up a "National Maritime Navigation Line", Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Saturday.
Saksayam pushes for megaproject
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/05/2021
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has urged agencies to expedite the southern land bridge megaproject, which will connect the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea.
No end in sight for US, China spat
News, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/11/2019
» The trade dispute between China and the United States is likely to continue into next year as talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have yet to result in an agreement between the countries.
Narongsak denies PPRP link
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/07/2019
» Former Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn, a key figure behind the high-profile Tham Luang cave rescue mission, yesterday denied media reports he has been approached by the ruling Palang Pracharath Party to contest the Bangkok governor election later this year.
The real problem with free trade
News, Jayati Ghosh, Published on 14/09/2018
» For most critics of globalisation, trade is the villain, responsible for deepening inequality and rising economic insecurity among workers. This is the logic driving support for US President Donald Trump's escalating tariffs. Why, then, does the message resonate far beyond the United States, and even the advanced economies, to include workers in many of the developing countries that are typically portrayed as globalisation's main beneficiaries?