1 - 10 of 251 results for "18.9 per cent growth"

  1. 1. learning | 20 Feb 2013

    Strong economic growth: Forever & ever?

    About economy & business

    By Jon Fernquest

    » 18.9% economic growth at end of 2012 is fastest since 1993. Is this due to some special policy? Can it be repeated?

  2. 2. business | 27 Mar 2013

    SET up 18.22 points midday

    By Online Reporters

    » The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 18.22 points, or 1.18%, to close at 1,562.25 points at the end of trading session this morning. The trade value was 34.19 billion baht, with 7.13 billion shares traded.

  3. 3. learning | 21 Feb 2012

    Floods: Economy slowed to near-zero growth

    About business

    By Jon Fernquest

    » 3.8% growth predicted before the floods fell to 0.1%. Growth was 7.8% in 2010. Forecast 5.5% to 6.5% this year.

  4. 4. learning | 05 Jul 2012

    City refinery explosion, the second in 18 months

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Yesterday's fire at a major Bangkok oil refinery, the second in 18 months, is raising questions about the wisdom of having such a facility in residential area.

  5. 5. opinion | 23 May 2013

    Growth figures don't add up

    EDITORIAL

    Newspaper section: News

    » When the National Economic and Social Development Board announced its latest economic growth figures for the first quarter of this year which showed a weaker-than-expected growth rate, many questions were asked as to whe...

  6. 6. news | 01 May 2013

    Police raids claim 18 loan sharks

    » Police on Tuesday arrested 18 people suspected of being members of loan shark gangs in separate raids in Bangkok and the northern province of Phrae.

  7. 7. news | 07 Apr 2013

    House adjourns until April 18

    By Online Reporters

    » House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont has issued an order to defer further House meetings until April 18 to allow MPs to visit their constituents during the Songkran holidays, Pheu Thai MP for Nonthaburi Udomdej Rattanasathi...

  8. 8. news | 07 May 2013

    Bangladesh shuts 18 garment factories after disaster

    By AFP

    » Bangladesh has shut down 18 garment plants in an attempt to prevent a repeat of last month's factory collapse outside Dhaka, where the death toll passed 800 Wednesday, with rescuers pulling dozens more bodies from th...

  9. 9. news | 07 May 2013

    Taliban bomb kills 18 at Pakistan election rally

    By AFP

    » A bomb tore through a political rally in Pakistan Monday, killing 18 people and wounding 55 in the most deadly attack so far during the campaign for historic elections at the weekend.

  10. 10. news | 16 Apr 2013

    IMF cuts 2013 world growth forecast to 3.3%

    By AFP

    » The IMF cut its world growth forecast for 2013 Tuesday as the eurozone recession continued to drag, but predicted growth overall would pick up in the second half of the year.

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