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UNCTAD chief calls for Asian monetary fund
05/07/2009 : Supachai Panitchpakdi, secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, has called for Asia to have a monetary fund of its own to ensure financial stability in the region.
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China fund to buy $1.5bn stake in Canadian miner
04/07/2009 : China's sovereign wealth fund said it would buy 1.5 billion dollars worth of shares of the Canadian mining company Teck Resources Ltd.
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Private sector concerned on low CPI
04/07/2009 : The private sector was now keeping a close watch on the country’s low inflation rate situation after the consumer price index (CPI) was reported to have declined for six consecutive months, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), Santi Villassakdanont, said on Saturday.
British Airways says will slash spending
04/07/2009 : Troubled British Airways said Friday that it would slash capital expenditure by one fifth in the current financial year after posting another sharp drop in monthly passenger numbers.
FINANCE
Bigger stake for Chinese bank in ACL
04/07/2009 : SURAT THANI : The Finance Ministry is ready to allow the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to take a greater stake in ACL Bank.
Samui convention centre in focus again
04/07/2009 : SURAT THANI : The government will revive a long-standing plan to create an international convention centre on Koh Samui to improve its tourism appeal.
Government to curb export slide
04/07/2009 : The government is aiming to prevent exports from plunging more than 10% this year, with new export stimulus measures including tax rebates on imports for export-oriented production due this month.
Malaysia's RHB keen on Asean acquisitions
04/07/2009 : With asset prices being flushed down the drain and investors nervous about whether now is the right time to make any major moves, some companies and financial institutions are still willing to take the plunge.
BY INVITATION
VODKA, CAVIAR AND SOM TAM, ANYONE?
04/07/2009 : So much has happened in the world since the tanks rolled into Red Square in August 1991. We all remember Boris Yeltsin standing on a tank in Moscow while Mikhail Gorbachev was being held under house arrest at his dacha.
NEW FACE OF TRADE POLICY
04/07/2009 : As part of the effort to increase international trade and improve the co-ordination among various ministries, the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has resurrected the Office of the Thai Trade Representative headed by veteran politician Kiat Sittheeamorn.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Expats in Middle East, Asia best paid - poll
04/07/2009 : SINGAPORE : Want the good life despite the dire economy? Head east, according to a survey showing some of the world's highest-paid expatriates live in Asia and the Middle East.
