RECENTLY, the World Bank issued its June 2018 Global Economic Prospects with a somewhat “scary” title: “The Turning of the Tide?” As global economy experiencing several upswing factors, it finally got out of the economic rut. In order not to return back to the rut, we must quickly surpass numerous looming headwinds before we are swept into the rut again.

Thailand ranks sixth among the world’s nine “best up-and-coming economies” in a survey by US News & World Report, a publication known for its annual rating of US universities.