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Thailand: Giant free-trade deal close

Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations including China aim to clinch the world’s largest free-trade agreement this weekend, the culmination of Beijing’s decade-long quest for greater economic integration with a region that encompasses nearly a third of the global gross domestic product. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which includes 10 Asean members including Thailand and countries stretching […]

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Singapore: Heartland businesses see revenue growth as consumer spending shifts from city to suburbs

[SINGAPORE] Businesses in the heartlands are likely to see continued increases in revenue, as consumer spending has shifted from the city to the suburbs. So long as work-from-home arrangements and safe distancing measures persist, this trend will likely continue, said researchers at the Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI), a local think tank in the Lee Kuan […]

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Thailand remains 43rd in IMD ranking

Thailand remained 43rd out of 63 economies in the talent competitiveness ranking by the Institute for Management Development (IMD), pressured by a decline in public expenditure on education and labour force growth. The pandemic weakened countries that base their overall competitiveness on the talent economy as a large part of this is attracting talent from […]

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