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BoT: Exchange rate not a tool
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 18/12/2020
» Thailand has no intention of using the exchange rate as a tool to gain an unfair trade advantage and competitiveness over trading partners, says the Bank of Thailand.
BoT: Exchange rate not a tool
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 17/12/2020
» Thailand has no intention of using the exchange rate as a tool to gain an unfair trade advantage and competitiveness over trading partners, says the Bank of Thailand.
BoT moves to curb strengthening baht
News, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 21/11/2020
» The Bank of Thailand has liberalised foreign currency deposits and increased the investment limit in foreign securities for individuals to US$5 million (165 million baht) per year from US$200,000 as part of efforts to curb the rapid appreciation of the baht and forge a new foreign exchange ecosystem.
US mulls listing Thailand as currency manipulator
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 02/01/2020
» Thailand could meet the three criteria of the US Treasury Department's foreign exchange report in the coming periods, possibly putting the country on a monitoring list of currency manipulators, says Siam Commercial Bank's Economic Intelligence Centre (EIC).
Nikkei not ready to give up on print yet
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 23/10/2017
» The Japanese media behemoth Nikkei Inc has shifted its focus to digital journalism amid a decline in newspaper circulation and advertising revenue, but remains firmly convinced that print media will never meet its demise.
Debt 'gorilla' holding back economic growth
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 07/08/2017
» Besides lower productivity output and greying demographics, alarming debt levels in the public and private sectors worldwide are undermining buoyant economic growth prospects, says a senior executive of Allianz Global Investors.
US businesses confident of continued success in Asean
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 17/07/2017
» Despite some dramatic shifts in foreign policy under US President Donald Trump, US businesses operating in Southeast Asia remain firmly confident of their foothold and welcome growing competition from their Chinese counterparts, say American executives.
Prevention and cure
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 22/05/2017
» Two decades have passed since the economic bubble burst and escalated into the 1997 Asian financial crisis, but vivid memories of the calamity linger to this day. The hard lessons learned have led policymakers and households alike to be more prudent as well as properly prepared for future turbulence.
Asean the 'next frontier' for e-commerce boom
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 15/05/2017
» E-commerce in Southeast Asia is ripe for fast-paced growth scenario given the region's huge population and growing middle class, but countries need to address existing challenges to help the business reach its full potential, says a Google executive.
US confusion on Pyongyang
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 27/03/2017
» US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently wrapped up a five-day tour of East Asia, his first official visit to the region, but a sense of ambiguity and insecurity still lingers. Several contentious trade and security issues were on the discussion table, but dealing with belligerent North Korea still seems like a pill US foreign policymakers find hard to swallow.