Threat of deflation among major challenges for next finance minister

[snoop1130]

 

Since Srettha Thavisin formed the new coalition government in August last year, the prime minister’s additional role as the finance minister has faded into the background.

 

In the past six months, his busy travel itinerary has taken him to 14 countries for meetings with world leaders and business executives.

 

Time magazine recently put Srettha on its cover with the caption “The Salesman”.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-04-01

 

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[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

In the past six months, his busy travel itinerary has taken him to 14 countries for meetings with world leaders and business executives.

Begging for investment.

[Srikcir]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Begging for investment.

To be fair he has been engaged in Free Trade Agreements needed for quarterly GDP growth but without counter offering any investments in trade nations.  There's no quid pro quo in FTA's without quid pro quo in investments. Nations aren't going to seriously agree to FTA's if there's no balance of investments.