Economic review year-end 2008

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Local turmoil, global anxiety

Economy

Investment

Finance & Markets

Banking

Industry

Construction

Transport

Labour

Energy

Automobiles

Agriculture

Retailing

Property

Media

Telecommunications

Tourism & Aviation

Health care

   Editor: Chiratas Nivatpumin
   Co-ordination: Tony McAuley,
    Taksina Isarabhakdi
   Copy editing: Eric Baker,
    Piers Evans, Taksina
    Isarabhakdi, Tony McAuley
   Cover and Graphics:
    Sataporn Kawewong
   Design: Napaporn Suktrakul
   Layout: Chantiya Potayarom
   Production co-ordination:
    Veman lttihiranwong

RETAILING

A good time for bargain-hunting
While some companies delay investments and start laying off employees as part of their cost-cutting plans, Tos Chirathivat is taking a different view.

Walk, don’t run
As can be expected, 2009 looms as one of the hardest years for the one-trillion-baht local retail business. But Supaluck Umpujh, vice-chairman of The Mall Group, believes she could steer her business safely through the perfect storm.