Supachai’s Asian history lessons

Headline: Supachai’s Asian history lessonsSource: EuromoneyDate: February 2001Author: Kevin Rafferty In a wide-ranging interview, Supachai Panitchpakdi, Thailand’s deputy prime minister and director-general-elect of the WTO, talks about the successes and failures of government strategy in bringing Thailand out of the 1997-98 Asian crisis and assesses the prospects for a successful continuation of the work of […]

Headline: Supachai’s Asian history lessons
Source: Euromoney
Date: February 2001
Author: Kevin Rafferty

In a wide-ranging interview, Supachai Panitchpakdi, Thailand’s deputy prime minister and director-general-elect of the WTO, talks about the successes and failures of government strategy in bringing Thailand out of the 1997-98 Asian crisis and assesses the prospects for a successful continuation of the work of the WTO

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