Dr Thaksin Shinawatra, caretaker prime minister of Thailand, explains his government’s new development paradigm that sees its staple industries of tourism and agribusiness in the rural and urban areas growing together while at the same time diversifying, and focusing on creating value.
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September 4, 2006In their first major mergers and acquisitions forays overseas, Chinese companies are being buffeted by Sinophobia and their own lack of nous. Sophie Roell looks at recent deals.
UniCredit’s CEE realignment
September 4, 2006Hard on the heels of the UniCredit announcement of a second quarter net profit increase of 82.5% year-on-year has come its announcement of a realignment of its central and eastern European (CEE) holdings, in part to facilitate its accommodation with the forces of Polish nationalism.
Asia’s global role has huge potential
September 4, 2006The key to unlocking Asia’s full potential in the global economy is to accelerate integration and co-operation within the region and internationally, writes Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.
UK banks are setting a bad example
September 4, 2006UK banks are being criticised for unfair practices, and are not good role models, says Andy Mullineux.
IMF is not ready for an early radical revision of Asia’s quota
September 4, 2006Asia is underepresented and Europe and the US must accordingly accept some loss of their overblown status – but all in good time.
Making that tractor roar
September 4, 2006While expanding internationally, Europe’s big co-operative banks are at the same time drawing closer together, despite claims to the contrary by some of their CEOs.
Progress through training in Singapore
September 4, 2006Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s prime minister, tells Karina Robinson that the city state’s continued success depends on self-betterment of the unskilled.
Community service
August 7, 2006National Australia Bank has revamped its UK holdings, Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks, as local financial centres with an in-house manager style reminiscent of the 1970s. Stephen Timewell reports.
Back to reality
August 7, 2006United Arab Emirates banks face a descent from the dizzy heights of last year’s boom. By Richard Dean in Dubai.