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Asean pact pushes local currencies

Rachada Dhnadirek, 33, Democrat party member of parliament for Bangkok’s Constituency 12. Armed with a PhD in corporate governance from the Asian Institute of Technology, Rachada taught at master’s degree level at Mahidol College before entering politics in 2007.

The cabinet has approved Asean’s joint plans to push for the use of local currencies for payments in the region.

According to deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek, the cabinet approved the draft of the “Asean Leaders’ Declaration on Advancing Regional Payment Connectivity and Promoting Local Currency Transaction” yesterday.

The Asean leaders are scheduled to consider endorsing the draft at the 42nd Asean Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on Thursday.

The draft…

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