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Thailand pursues more global events to spur economy
Published on 26/08/2025
» Thailand is aiming to attract more global events to enhance the economy and promote new destinations, taking advantage of major infrastructure projects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces.
Agenda for tackling debt crisis
News, Published on 23/08/2025
» Following the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in June, we reached a breakthrough moment. Governments, international financial institutions, and civil-society organisations, recognising the need to tackle today's debt and development crises, are ready for action ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September.
Clouds clearing on the economic front
Business, Published on 23/08/2025
» Following a tense trade war period, the global economic and trade outlook has become clearer. The US settled on tariffs for most trading partners, with developed markets such as Europe and Japan facing 15% rates, and developing countries including Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines receiving rates of 19-20%.
Upper House 'no threat to Budget Bill'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 13/08/2025
» Senator Alongkot Worakee, deputy chair of the Senate's Ad-Hoc Committee on the 2026 Budget Bill, dismissed speculation that the Upper House might vote down the draft legislation.
House called in to debate budget cuts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/08/2025
» House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has called a special parliamentary session from Wednesday to Friday to deliberate the 3.78-trillion-baht budget after the review panel trimmed nearly nine billion baht and reallotted funds to seven agencies, reports say.
Stocks fall as US tariff news sinks in
Business, Published on 02/08/2025
» RECAP: A global stock sell-off extended to a sixth day as US President Donald Trump boosted tariffs across the world, while two days of solid earnings from megacap tech firms failed to lift sentiment.
State agency lifts GDP forecast to 2.2%
Business, Published on 31/07/2025
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) under the Finance Ministry has slightly increased its Thai GDP growth forecast for this year to 2.2%, up from its previous estimate of 2.1% in April.
WTO at 30 after decades of challenges
Oped, Supachai Panitchpakdi, Published on 30/07/2025
» When I sat down to write an article "WTO at 10" for a commemorative book for the occasion in 2005, little did I know of the huge challenges the WTO and the multilateral trading system would have to confront in the following two decades.
IMF lifts 2025 growth forecast on 'fragile' easing in trade tensions
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The IMF raised its global growth forecast Tuesday as efforts to circumvent Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs sparked a bigger-than-expected surge in trade, while the US president stepped back from some of his harshest threats.
Not about safety
Postbag, Published on 12/07/2025
» Re: "Safer tourism needed now", (Editorial, July 11).