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ADB urges Asian countries to rein in public debt
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 17/08/2012
» In order to sustain their long-term wellbeing and wealth, Asian economies should keep public debt below 60% of gross domestic product, according to the Asian Development Bank.
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ADB: Bangkok, megacities under threat
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 16/08/2012
» Asian economies should allocate funds to develop basic structures aimed at the welfare of the poor and environmentally friendly growth in large cities, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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BoT debate on monetary policy starts
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 15/08/2012
» A monetary policy debate has flared up after Virabongsa Ramangura, the Bank of Thailand chairman, questioned the central bank's inflation-targeting framework. Dr Virabongsa reasoned that in a small economy with a high degree of openness such as Thailand, global prices would determine local prices, allowing foreign exchange to to control inflation.
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BoT commits to targeting framework
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 18/08/2012
» The Bank of Thailand's concept of targeting inflation using interest rates remains the most suitable framework for the country, says Prasarn Trairatvorakul, the central bank governor.
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Korn visits BoT, continues policy duel
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 24/08/2012
» Korn Chatikavanij, the former finance minister from the Democrat Party, disagrees with the government's focus on the Bank of Thailand's monetary policy framework and on operating losses.
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Phatra Securities chief nixes BoT speculation
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 23/08/2012
» Supavud Saicheua, managing director of Phatra Securities, has denied he was approached by the Bank of Thailand to take up a deputy governor position.
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Sovereign wealth fund not always the correct answer
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 25/08/2012
» Establishing a sovereign wealth fund requires a country to have healthy revenue sources and a sound management structure, otherwise it could fail as a tool for addressing foreign capital inflows and seeking a higher rate of return on assets, says Christopher Balding of Peking University's HSBC Business School.
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Rate still a thorny issue
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 27/08/2012
» The government and the Bank of Thailand are on another collision course on the policy interest rate, given their drastically different approaches to mitigating the impacts of the euro-zone debt crisis, say economists.
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IMF lauds BoT's crisis management
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 29/08/2012
» The International Monetary Fund has credited the Bank of Thailand's inflation-targeting framework with mitigating the economic impact from the three major shocks that occurred from 2008-11.
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HSBC: Asian countries have a 'healthy fiscal front'
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 29/08/2012
» Growing trade links between Asian countries and their sound economic fundamentals will cushion them from the full impact of Europe's economic downturn, while China's economy will pick up, according to HSBC.
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