Many of the wealthy Thais who come to investment manager Charles Blocker have a question for the generals who seized control of the country in a military coup last week: What took you so long?
After months of turmoil and government paralysis, the rich individuals and companies that Blocker works with welcome anything that might get the machinery of state turning again.
"It's business as usual," said Blocker, head of boutique investment firm Invision Capital Partners in Thailand, where the company manages some $140 million of cash from individual investors and family offices.
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