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PM visiting Australia
26/05/2012 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra left Bangkok on Saturday morning for Sydney to start a four-day official visit to Australia.
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Gold prices for Saturday
26/05/2012 : The Gold Traders Association this morning set the buying prices at 23,103.84 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 23,450 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
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INVESTMENT
Japanese SMEs run into barrier
21/05/2012 : An estimated 300-400 Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are keen to invest in Thailand, but difficulties in securing loans are proving a major stumbling block.
IBank offers MLM strategy
21/05/2012 : The Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank) plans to attract 20,000 new customers over the next 3-5 years using a new multi-level marketing strategy.

BANKING
BoT gives sneak peek of its 2012 balance sheet
21/05/2012 : The Bank of Thailand recorded 133 billion baht in operating losses in 2012, compared with 117 billion in 2011, its balance sheet shows.

High-flying ladies
21/05/2012 : At flight attendant preparation classes at Kasem Bundit University (KBU) and Mae Fah Luang University (MFU), the female-to-male ratios are about the same.

A Chip off the old block
21/05/2012 : It's an old Chinese saying: the first generation builds the business, the second makes it a success, but the third wrecks it.

INDUSTRY
ITD breathes sigh of relief over easing of sanctions
21/05/2012 : Thai companies preparing to invest in Myanmar including Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) are expecting windfalls from a decision by the United States to suspend most sanctions barring American investment in the impoverished neighbour.
Sweet dreams of Hom Mali reaching B30,000 a tonne
21/05/2012 : Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom dreams of seeing the price of Hom Mali rice at 30,000 baht a tonne in the global market if rice-producing countries in this region can only cooperate and not undercut the price.

G8 leaders tackle EU's woes
19/05/2012 : G8 leaders tried to bridge divisions over how to halt Europe's rapidly-deepening economic crisis on Saturday, as host President Barack Obama backed more pro-growth policies in the face of German opposition.
Gold prices for Saturday
19/05/2012 : The Gold Traders Association this morning set the buying price at 23,209.96 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 23,550 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
Egco allots B20bn for M&A activity in 2012
19/05/2012 : Thailand's first independent power producer, Egco Group Plc, doubled this year's investment budget to 20 billion baht to accommodate vibrant merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.
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