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Lack of data made Thai woes worse

February 25, 1999 -- A look at what went wrong with the IMF in Thailand. Thanong Khanthong  and Vatchara Charoonsantikul report in the first part of a series.

 

IMF provided the wrong prescription

February 26, 1999 -- The IMF's prescription for Thailand to tighten its belt in the initial stabilisation programme led to a meltdown of the Thai economy, Vatchara Charoonsantikul and Thanong Khanthong report in the second of a series.

 

IMF not worthy of rates praise

February 27, 1999 -- For all the credit it claims, the IMF cannot really say that it was the first advocate of interest-rate cuts in Thailand, Vatchara Charoonsantikul and Thanong Khanthong report in the third part of a series.