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Funds hit by growing pains
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/03/2025
» Critics have stepped up calls for greater transparency in the management of the 2.65-trillion-baht Social Security Fund (SSF) following claims of excessive spending by the Social Security Office (SSO).
SSO chiefs mull over Japanese investments
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 21/04/2024
» Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn plans to boost the Social Security Fund's profitability by investing in international private companies, including Japanese corporations. The aim is to achieve 2.7 trillion baht in revenue and 5% growth next year.
Thai reserves are quickly depleting
News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 08/09/2022
» Thailand's international reserves made headlines in mid-July when they fell US$3.3 billion in a single week.
Urgent changes needed to resolve supply-chain mess
News, Daron Acemoglu, Published on 08/12/2021
» Global supply chains used to be the last thing policymakers worried about. The topic was largely the concern of academics, who studied the possible efficiency gains and potential risks associated with this aspect of globalisation. Although Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 had demonstrated how supply-chain disruptions could impact the global economy, few anticipated how central the problem could become.
Modi needs to have less power, not more of it
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 23/05/2019
» India's long and exhausting general election is almost over. One of its casualties has been the reputation of the Election Commission of India, the constitutionally independent body that oversees the polls.
Insolvency efforts earn rank upgrade
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/11/2018
» Thailand has been ranked first in Asean for three consecutive years in its efforts to resolve insolvency, Legal Execution Department (LED) director-general Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said, citing the World Bank's latest assessments of the ease of doing business in 190 countries.
Bankruptcy sector 'needs streamlining'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/09/2018
» More needs to be done to improve the Bankruptcy Act to boost foreign confidence in Thailand's commitment to cleaning up its domestic debt situation, permanent secretary for justice Wisit Wisitsoraat has warned.
Are emerging markets ready for a financial crisis?
News, Satyajit Das, Published on 27/08/2018
» Over the past decade, a lot of capital has flowed into emerging markets thanks in part to excessive liquidity in advanced economies. This money has often found its way into risky or suspect investment structures. Should a crisis strike -- say, contagion from Turkey -- investors in these markets will be exposed to risks that they simply aren't prepared for.
Does Modi deserve a second term?
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 30/05/2018
» Four years ago this week, Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's prime minister amid the kind of excitement and expectation not seen in decades. Not for 30 years had a single party won an electoral majority. Mr Modi's success, his rhetoric and his background all seemed like a decisive break with India's past.