Global Finance

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Economic Growth in Thailand Gains Momentum, Forecast Rise to 3.5% for...

Digital economy has great potential to create new opportunities BANGKOK, August 24, 2017 – Economic growth in Thailand is gaining momentum, with global growth and a...
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Return fraud: ‘Creative’ crime in a reshaped world

E-COMMERCE has exploded over recent years — and fraudsters are taking advantage of retailers’ return policies. While PSD2 Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) has made it...

California dreaming with Google’s HR policy

IT IS said that you are more likely to win a place at Harvard or Yale than land a job with Google. The company’s...

Tracey Curtis-Taylor: Taking to the Skies in Pursuit of Dreams

An intrepid aviator and adventurer, Tracey Curtis-Taylor has made a name for herself recreating the ground-breaking solo flights of the first female aviatrixes at...
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SMEs find banks ‘biased against them’

NEARLY three quarters of UK SMEs say their banks discriminate against them in favour of larger companies. Fintech platform HedgeFlows canvassed the leaders of 500...

Micro Credit the American Way

Being short on cash is an expensive proposition: ask the Greeks or anyone whose luck has run out. The cash-strapped often spend more on...

Helen Mirren: No Essex Girl

While female actors of a certain age bemoan the absence of suitable roles, the versatile septuagenarian Dame Helen goes from strength to strength. A...

Gender agenda and balance in new age of Davos Man

WEF founder Klaus Schwab, troubled by contradictions, ensures a level playing field, as JOHN STARR reports THE WORLD Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos,...
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Contactless ‘in-touch with wary consumers’ — cash ‘faring poorly’

CONTACTLESS spending could soon account for 47 percent of all transactions, according to research carried out by the Centre of Retail Research (CRR). It examined...
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Fresh EU coronavirus recovery package has detractors up north

EU HEADS have agreed to set up a €540bn post-pandemic recovery fund, tied to the EU’s seven-year budget. European Council president Charles Michel, who chaired...