Somchai's Acquittal, a New Twist in Thai Politics
The Gripe. In general, we consider the Army dudes to be allies of the yellow shirt faction of both stripes: The Democrats who fight in Parliament...
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Thai Macro Watch (Part 2): Policy Divergence & Portfolio Thoughts
Our thoughts on portfolio is simple. “Lay low for the moment yo.” Sometimes, the best thing to do is nothing, and strangely that’s easier said that...
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Thai Market Strategy: Fed, France, & Trump
In this review, we look at the three titled global developments and work out the best near term (one to two month) and medium term (H2'17) course...
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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Consumers, Frontiers, and Mortgages
The Week That Was in ASEAN@SmartkarmaIn this week's ASEAN weekly, better consumption numbers in Indonesia are a theme, with Angus...
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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma (Part 2) - Macet=Traffic Jam
For this week's ASEAN Weekly, created in the midst of Jakarta "Macet", I interviewed Insight Provider and Thai guru Athaporn Arayasantiparb to...
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