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Panel expected to maintain policy rate
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/10/2025
» Economists expect the Bank of Thailand to keep its policy rate unchanged at Wednesday's meeting, as the central bank awaits clearer economic data and allows time for its new governor to settle in.
Short-term help expected
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 06/10/2025
» The government led by Anutin Charnvirakul began its term on Oct 1 under a four-month mandate, ahead of the expected dissolution of parliament and upcoming general elections.
EnCo Leads Real Estate Outlook Towards Sustainable Cities
Published on 02/10/2025
» Energy Complex Company Limited (Enco) organised the seminar “Thailand's Real Estate Outlook 2026” to deliver in-depth insights and expert perspectives on the future of Thailand’s property sector. The program highlighted two key themes: “Thailand’s Real Estate Outlook 2026: Challenges & Opportunities”, which examined opportunities and challenges in the real estate market, and “Green Living, Smart City: Real Estate as a Pathway to Sustainable Cities”, focusing on strategies for sustainable urban development. The seminar served as a platform to deepen market understanding, encourage knowledge exchange, and strengthen collaboration across the private sector to drive high-quality growth in Thailand’s real estate industry with an emphasis on environmental responsibility and long-term societal well-being.
Alarm on strong baht
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/09/2025
» The continued appreciation of the baht against the US dollar, if left unaddressed, could weaken Thailand's competitiveness in both tourism and exports relative to its regional peers, cautions SCB EIC, the research centre under Siam Commercial Bank (SCB).
Retail property occupancy rates set to fall below 95%
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 23/09/2025
» New retail property supply in 2025-26 is projected to outpace demand, pushing occupancy rates below 95% while capping rental growth at 1-2% annually, as competition among major developers intensifies and demand recovery remains sluggish.
BoT sees no unusual baht speculation
Business, Published on 20/09/2025
» The Bank of Thailand has not detected any irregular speculation in baht trading, despite the currency's continued appreciation against the greenback.
Tariff focus for new government
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/09/2025
» Besides the short-term economic policies of the Bhumjaithai Party, the new government should also focus on solving issues caused by the tariff imposed by the US which remains a threat to the economy this year and next, while other economic weaknesses remain, economists say.
Thai growth forecast receives upgrade
Business, Published on 19/08/2025
» The government's planning unit has raised the median estimate of Thailand's GDP growth forecast for this year to 2%, from an earlier estimate of 1.8%, citing greater clarity on US President Donald Trump's tariff policy.
Bank of Thailand cuts interest rate to 1.50%
Published on 13/08/2025
» The Bank of Thailand believes there is still room for further monetary easing, even after four cuts in its policy interest rate in the past 10 months.
Economists split over BoT rate decision
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/08/2025
» Following the reduction of the US reciprocal tariff rate on Thai exports, economists are divided over the Bank of Thailand's policy rate decision at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday.