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• Commerce ministry to monitor retail prices at bus, rail stations

  The Commerce Ministry's

• Commodity prices less volatile in 2009

  Analysts have come

• CentralWorld, siam paragon compete for festive crowd

  500,000 to gather in city centre

• SRT wants ready cash from Lat Phrao contract

  The Nation

• companies cutting back

  The Nation

• BoI plans to boost expansion spending on SMEs

  Improved incentives being considered for small firms

• AIS plans Bt7.5-bn bond issue

  The Nation

• Production index declines in nov

  The Nation

• Rates likely to bottom out in q2, says hsbc

  Political woes, sluggish exports to weigh heavily

• Hold onto cash and invest mainly in debt instruments

  Due to expectations of a further slump in the country's economy next year, investors are being advised to....

• Guru Speak

  The human face of the economic crisis

• Cheaper home loans but shorter fixed periods

  While many mortgage rates are likely to fall by 0.25 to 0.5 of a percentage point as a welcome New Year gift....

• Petrochems keep staff, seek more experts

  The petrochemical industry not only has no plans to lay off workers but also still needs more experts to....

• Street Wise: Solution to holiday road mayhem is good laws capably enforced

  As year-end approaches, there is a parade in town. Unlike others taking place earlier in the year, which were....

• Company reports

  CAPITAL NOMURA SECURITIES posted a first-quarter (ending November 30) net profit of Bt13.2 million, down from....

• Streetwise: BOT plays down woes over counterfeit notes

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