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Farm products and tourism prodded
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/09/2019
» The Creative Economy Agency (CEA) and Office of Knowledge Management and Development (OKMD) are being urged to team up with universities and the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) to apply more creativity to upgrade the value of farm products and cultural tourism, thereby raising incomes in rural areas.
Visa-on-arrival waiver extension in the works
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/04/2019
» Plans are afoot to extend the waiver of the visa-on-arrival fee for visitors for another three months to ward off an economic slump during the transition to a new government.
NESDB denies nation worst for inequality
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/12/2018
» The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has refuted a report claiming Thailand has the worst inequality in the world.
ABN AMRO hints at EEC hub potential
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/09/2018
» The government aims to attract European finance companies eager to use Thailand as a springboard to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) to invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor's (EEC's) financial centre.
Deputy PM: Private funds to pour in soon
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/07/2018
» Private investment is expected to be vital in propelling the Thai economy in the latter half this year, while the trade war is expected to have a slight effect on Thai exports, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Free trade on agenda as Gen Prayut visits Europe
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/06/2018
» Thailand is set to address a bilateral Thailand-Britain free trade agreement (FTA) during a six-day European trade mission led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, starting Wednesday.
U-tapao aerotropolis to open for bids in October
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/06/2018
» The terms of reference (ToR) for the U-tapao aerotropolis worth over 200 billion baht will be open for bidding through a public-private partnership (PPP) in October, with the winner expected to be unveiled early next year.
Thailand and UK agree to further intimacy
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/04/2018
» Thailand and Britain have agreed to deepen their economic cooperation into a strategic partnership, while Thailand has called on the latter to invest in the government's much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), especially in science, technology, innovation, education and aviation.
EU free trade talks put on fast track
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/12/2017
» The Commerce Ministry and related state agencies have been ordered to speed up preparing free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the EU after the bloc recently agreed to resume political contact "at all levels" with Thailand, more than three years after suspending them in protest because of the military coup in Bangkok.
European roadshows ahead
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/10/2017
» A mission led by Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is scheduled to hold roadshows in Britain, France and Germany later this year as a last-ditch effort to boost Thai trade and investment.