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The economy is not safe from the risk of a recession amid slow GDP growth, high household debt and burgeoning bad loans, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $7.38 million in grant awards to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in West Virginia.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has called an urgent meeting with ministers in charge of the economy on Monday following the slow rate of GDP growth reported in the first quarter.

Microsoft and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) on Tuesday entered into an empowerment agreement to unlock programmes to support skills and capability development, as well as enterprise development for youth and small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs). The agreement provides for a significant investment, estimated at R1.3-billion, by Microsoft South Africa over the next ten years, that will support SMMEs and black industrialists in navigating the changing landscap...

How can the world attain sustainable human development when the gaps between rich and poor countries and inequality within countries are widening after the Covid-19 pandemic?

Thailands economy expanded 1.5% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, beating analysts expectations. On a quarterly basis, Southeast Asias... -May 19, 2024 at 10:35 pm EDT - MarketScreener

Thailand's economy expanded 1.5% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday.

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The 1.5 per cent year-on-year growth was well above the 0.8 per cent median estimate in a Bloomberg survey. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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