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World Bank urges Asian city planning
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 04/10/2017
» The World Bank urges greater infrastructure investment and better access to jobs for people in urban areas to combat poverty and boost economic growth.
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BoT alarm over plight of poor
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 07/10/2017
» The Bank of Thailand has painted a gloomy picture of private consumption prospects, saying the income of those at the bottom of the economic ladder is slow to...
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SEC set to tighten up B/E regulations
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 12/10/2017
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to tighten its regulations on bills of exchange (B/E) by limiting the number of entities in which funds...
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Central bank's MPC predicts growth, with caveats
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 12/10/2017
» The Bank of Thailand's rate-setting committee foresees further economic growth but is concerned over rising bad loans in the short term and search-for-yield behaviour...
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Standard Chartered sees 3.6% growth
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 19/10/2017
» Standard Chartered Bank forecasts the Thai economy will grow 3.6% this year, underpinned by strong export growth, while lower political uncertainty is expected...
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Inflation target left untouched
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 20/10/2017
» The Bank of Thailand will maintain its inflation target band of 1-4% for next year on expectations that inflation will fall back to the lower band by mid-2018,...
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Demand for B/E cools after defaults
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 18/10/2017
» Bills of exchange (B/E) issuance continues to drop this year as companies have shifted to rely on other debt instruments after a series of B/E defaults occurred...
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BAY targets 10.5% mortgage growth
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 21/09/2017
» Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), the country's fifth-largest bank by assets, aims for 10.5% growth in total mortgages this year, outperforming the industry's softer forecast...
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ADB urges $8bn extra annual spend
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 24/08/2017
» An additional US$8 billion (267 billion baht) of annual infrastructure investment is needed for Thailand through 2030 to accelerate the country's economic growth...
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World Bank ups Thai GDP forecast
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 25/08/2017
» The World Bank has a more bullish view on Thai economic growth, raising its estimate to 3.5% this year and 3.6% in 2018 after a stronger-than-expected first half...