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• FINANCE Rain blamed for missed audience target

  22/05/2012 : The 2012 Money Expo received a sluggish response from consumers. Both financial transactions and visitors were lower than projected, mainly due to ineffective promotional campaigns and rainstorms during the fair.

• MARKET MONITOR NUNTAWUN POLKUAMDEE DARANA CHUDASRI Anxiety in athens sets tone for gloomy week in Bangkok

  21/05/2012 : Recap: The Stock Exchange of Thailand last week declined in line with global stock markets, which were pressured by worries about Greece and the euro. US economic figures also sent negative signals. The SET index fell below the significant resistance line of 1,150 points. It traded in the range of 1,148.81 and 1,201.23 points and closed last Friday at 1,154.44, a decrease of 3.07% from a week earlier.

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• Buying tips

  21/05/2012 : - Print colour should be fresh, not faded.

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  Stamps of approval

  21/05/2012 : In this era of the World Wide Web, where people communicate through electronic means, the red post boxes lining Bangkok streets are reminiscent of the old days, when people still wrote letters and counted on the good service of what is today Thailand Post to send messages to their loved ones.

• GH Bank: Sluggish enrolment in zero-interest mortgage scheme

  18/05/2012 : A zero-interest mortgage programme launched by the government late last year has attracted "lower than expected" interest from potential homebuyers, says the Government Housing Bank (GH Bank).

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  FINANCE

  Home loan gimmicks at Money Expo

  18/05/2012 : Zero-interest home loans are the main draw for visitors to the 2012 Money Expo at Impact Muang Thong Thani.

• Financial planners plan recruitment drive

  15/05/2012 : The Thai Financial Planners Association (TFPA) targets to increase the number of qualified financial planners to 100 from 85 this year to meet the demand coming from the Asean Economic Community (AEC).

• MARKET MONITOR

  Domestic plays likely to shine amid global woes

  14/05/2012 : Recap: The SET Index continued to decline from the first trading day of last week. It moved in the range of 1,179.80 and 1,232.81 points and closed on Friday at 1,191.01, down 2.97% from 1,227.41 points a week earlier.

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  Saving away inflation

  14/05/2012 : Saving money is a good way to cope with the high cost of living during inflationary times.

• INVESTMENT

  Venture fund set for new PPP law

  09/05/2012 : The Finance Ministry will put up 2 billion baht for a venture fund to be used as seed money for investment projects under the new public-private partnership (PPP) law.

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  FINANCE

  Korean baht bond issuance set to grow

  08/05/2012 : Thailand's plentiful liquidity and low interest rates have attracted overseas investors issuing baht bonds in the Thai market, particularly South Korean banks.

• GSB looks to cut interest rate spreads

  08/05/2012 : The Finance Ministry has signalled state-owned banks to cut their interest rate spreads to help benefit borrowers.

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