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Grim outlook for Thai steelmakers
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 07/05/2024
» Many local steel manufacturers are likely to shutter their businesses this year, succumbing to the flood of dumping from China, says the EAF Long Product Steel Producers Association.
Government urged to focus on water
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/10/2023
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is calling on the government to use part of the estimated budget of 560 billion baht for its digital wallet scheme to instead support water management plans.
Alarm over weather-related threats
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 08/06/2023
» Drought, floods and other extreme weather exacerbated by climate change could cause damage worth 36 billion baht to the Thai economy this year, says the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB).
Call for stimulus as slowdown looms
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 10/11/2022
» The Thai economy, which is struggling to recover from the impact of the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, likely faces a new slowdown as a global recession is expected next year, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Flood boosts sales of farm machinery
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/11/2022
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) expects demand for agricultural machinery to keep growing in both domestic and overseas markets as damage caused by recent flooding should increase sales.
Flooding stalls purchase of new cars
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/09/2022
» Toyota Motor Thailand expects flooding in many areas nationwide will cause a delay in the purchase of new cars until the rainy season comes to an end later in the year.
SKC confident on sales despite floods
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 07/09/2022
» Flooding is expected to be a wild card for farm truck maker Siam Kubota Corporation (SKC) as it aims to increase sales this year, but the firm still believes it will end 2022 with year-on-year revenue growth of 10% to 63 billion baht.
TSTH eyes post-flood recovery
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/10/2021
» SET Listed Tata Steel Thailand Plc (TSTH), a unit of India's largest steel maker, expects steel consumption in Thailand will recover after the flood crisis which affected steel sales.
Not your routine conglomerate
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 25/09/2021
» Not content with following a routine of setting a growth target and calculating profit, the industrial conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG) pays heed to social concerns as part of its sustainable journey.
Panel slashes GDP forecast yet again
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/10/2019
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) has downgraded Thailand's GDP growth outlook for 2019 a third time to 2.7-3% and cut the export projection to a 0-2% contraction amid the US-China trade war, Brexit woes and baht appreciation.