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Political risks stifle Thai bonds
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/06/2024
» Rising political risk in Thailand is keeping foreign investors cautious about the country’s bonds, even as they tiptoed back into the market in May for the first time in six months.
Paetongtarn: Central bank independence ‘an obstacle’
Reuters, Published on 03/05/2024
» Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Friday that the Bank of Thailand’s independence was an “obstacle” in resolving economic problems, the latest salvo in an ongoing row over interest rates.
SET chair tipped to be next finance minister
News, Chairith Yonpian and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/04/2024
» The chairman of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Pichai Chunhavajira, is likely to emerge as the next finance minister in the next cabinet reshuffle, in which Pheu Thai looks set to lose several cabinet posts to other coalition partners, a source said on Thursday.
Jailed Samsung chief released on parole
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» SEOUL: The jailed de facto leader of the giant Samsung group walked free on parole Friday, the latest instance of South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders imprisoned for corruption or tax evasion on economic grounds.