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The Impact of Urban Density on Labour Productivity: Empirical Evidence from Thailand’s Major Cities
.Urban density in Thailand’s major cities—Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, and Songkla—is closely linked to higher labour productivity, with a 1% increase in density associated with an 8.9% rise in hourly wages due to factors such as agglomeration economies, knowledge spillovers, and improved access to skilled labour.
Indonesia’s Q2 2025 Growth: Strong Numbers, Fragile Foundations
Indonesia’s Q2 2025 GDP growth of 5.12% year-on-year with a sharp 4.04% quarterly jump paints an optimistic picture, driven by surging investment (+6.99%), double-digit export growth (10.67%), and robust gains in manufacturing and digital services.
Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2025
In a world increasingly rocked by trade tensions, geopolitical unease, and climate shocks, the World Bank’s April 2025 Commodity Markets
Building Thailand’s Beveridge Curve: New Insights of Thailand’s Labour Markets with Internet Job Platforms
Thailand has just taken a big step in making its labour market more transparent by building its first Beveridge curve, a tool that maps the relationship between job vacancies and unemployment.
Thailand Industry Outlook 2025-2027
The Thailand Industry Outlook over the next 3 years (2025-2027) covers a range of factors impacting the industries. Those factors include opportunities and challenges that represent the attractiveness of each industry depending on the macroeconomic environment and sector-specific factors.e-minute audio excerpt was leaked.
Personality over protocol: Thailand-Cambodia tensions reveal ASEAN’s quiet crisis
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra made a private phone call to Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen, a former prime minister who remains the dominant political figure in the country. Three days later, a nine-minute audio excerpt was leaked.
Thailand’s “Green Transition”: Implications of the EU Green Deal and improving EU-Thailand Trade Relations
Thailand is positioning itself as a regional leader in sustainable development through a green transition agenda that aligns with global climate commitments and national economic goals.
The New Global Governance Alternative: Indonesia's Future Scenario
In April 2025, Indonesia's inflation rate surged to 1.95% year-on-year, marking the highest level since August 2024. This uptick was primarily driven by increased costs during the Eid festivities and the expiration of a temporary 50% electricity tariff rebate, which had previously suppressed housing expenses.
Global Economic Futures: Competitiveness in 2030
The global economy is entering a period of heightened uncertainty and volatility, driven by deepening geopolitical divisions, tightening regulations, and structural shifts in productivity. In this challenging environment, competitiveness has become a strategic priority for both countries and firms.
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