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Business cheers policy continuity.
Feb. 7--Business leaders welcome the prospect of policy continuity under a second Thaksin Shinawatra government that is shaping up to be a single-party administration unprecedented in Thai history.
But executives agree that a more collaborative, inclusive approach and closer attention to policy implementation are needed for long-term success.
Many top executives give strong credit to the generally pro-business approach of the first Thaksin government, particularly in its efforts to build up the capital market and strengthen exports.
Domestic development policy is more controversial, however, with some critics concerned that poverty alleviation programmes such as One Tambon, One Product, the SML scheme ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Business cheers policy continuity.