Thailand : Moving forward to the future

Thailand : Moving forward to the future ในงานสัมมนา "Moving Forward 2 ล้านล้าน ขับเคลื่อนไทยทัดเทียมโลก" ซึ่งจัดขึ้น ณ ศูนย์การประชุมแห่งชาติสิริกิติ์ ในวันอังคาร 30 กรกฎาคม 2556 โดยนายกิตติรัตน์ ณ ระนอง รองนายกรัฐมนตรี และ รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงการคลัง ได้กล่าวปาฐกถาพิเศษ หัวข้อ "ก้าวเดินไปข้างหน้า เพื่อเศรษฐกิจการค้าและการลงทุน" ว่า  การเสนอร่างพระราชบัญญัติให้อำนาจกระทรวงการคลังกู้เงินเพื่อการพัฒนาโครงสร้างพื้นฐานด้านคมนาคมขนส่งของประเทศ...

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Myanmar : Parliament Forms Committee to Review Constitution

Myanmar : Parliament Forms Committee  to Review Constitution  Burma’s Parliament on Thursday established a committee to review the country’s Constitution to consider changes that could allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to become president. The changes might also allow ethnic minorities increased self-rule. The 109-member committee includes lawmakers from all parties in Parliament, including Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy...

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World : Detroit, the New Greece ! By PAUL KRUGMAN

World : Detroit, the New Greece !   By PAUL KRUGMAN When Detroit declared bankruptcy, or at least tried to — the legal situation has gotten complicated — I know that I wasn’t the only economist to have a sinking feeling about the likely impact on our policy discourse. Was it going to be Greece all over again? Clearly, some people would like to see that happen. So let’s get this conversation headed in the right direction, before it’s...

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World in 2100 : The projections for what will happen in the next 90 years !

World in 2100 : The projections for what  will happen in the next 90 years ! The United Nations Population Division, which tracks demographic data from around the world, has dramatically revised its projections for what will happen in the next 90 years. The new statistics, based on in-depth survey data from sub-Saharan Africa, tell the story of a world poised to change drastically over the next several decades. Most rich countries...

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Singapore : Students from local universities temper salary expectations in 2013

Singapore : Students from local universities temper salary expectations in 2013 University students are better managing their expectations on the salary of their first job. An online survey by talent company Universum showed that business students expect an average monthly salary of about S$3,300 -- that is a reduction of eight per cent from 2012. Meanwhile, engineering students maintained their expected monthly salary at S$3,354. The...

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Thailand Needs to Invest in People, Not Rice

Thailand Needs to Invest in People, Not Rice                                                                                                                    ...

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Four Tiger Club Economies

Four Tiger Club Economies The term Tiger Cub Economies collectively refers to the economies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, the four dominant countries in Southeast Asia. Tiger Cub Economies are so named because they follow the same export-driven model of economic development pursued byHong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, which are collectively...

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Mapping China’s middle class ; Parts 1

Mapping China’s middle class ; Parts 1 The evolution of the middle class means that sophisticated and seasoned shoppers—those able and willing to pay a premium for quality and to consider discretionary goods and not just basic necessities—will soon emerge as the dominant force. To underscore this group’s growing importance, we have described it in past research as the “new mainstream.”5 For the sake of simplicity, we now call consumers...

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