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Food entrepreneurs expand niche markets
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 06/02/2013
» Niche food remains the hot business choice for young entrepreneurs hoping to cash in on high profit margins, says the Industrial Promotion Department.
Floodwall subsidy budget slashed after scrutiny
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 21/01/2013
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has trimmed the state budget to subsidise industrial estates' flood-wall construction by 334 million baht to 2.67 billion.
Rangsit: Healthy growth in 2013 but dangers lie in wait
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 27/12/2012
» The Thai economy will grow between 5.5% and 6.6% next year on the back of a recovering global recovery, strong exports and healthy domestic demand led by infrastructure spending, predicts Rangsit University.
PTTEP game for more Africa outlays
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 12/12/2012
» Thailand's sole petroleum explorer, PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP), estimates its recently acquired UK-based Cove Energy will require US$1.3 billion in investment capital for its operation the next five years.
NIA: Mine Europe to license R&D output
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 11/12/2012
» While the Asean market is undoubtedly an attractive investment destination these days, with Myanmar especially generating lots of buzz, businesses should not overlook opportunities in knowledge-intensive European economies as that continent lurches forward.
Sino-Thai fixes gaze abroad, sees new highs
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 31/10/2012
» Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Plc (STEC), the second-largest contractor by market value, aims to grow 15-20% a year the next three years as it has begun to look for overseas construction works.
Red tape hurting ethanol exports
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 30/10/2012
» The Customs and Excise Departments should loosen strict rules hindering the export of ethanol if the country is to become an ethanol trading hub in Southeast Asia, the Energy Ministry says.
Probe into auto tax evasion continues
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 19/10/2012
» The Finance Ministry has admitted it faces problems of tax evasion on imported luxury vehicles but stopped short of concluding whether the tax system or individual officers are at fault.
Yuan unlikely to rule in short term
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 15/10/2012
» While some observers argue the Chinese renminbi could emerge as the potential rival to the US dollar and dominate Asia's currency market, the chance is likely to be remote for at least the next two decades, according to experts.
New monetary system on horizon
Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 13/10/2012
» The end of the US dollar's dominance is inevitable and the new international monetary order will be based on more than one key reserve currency, experts say.