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Govt mulls first tax on stock trading in 30 years to cut budget gap
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/01/2022
» The government is considering taxing stock trading for the first time in more than three decades, along with making crypto traders part with a share of their profits, as the government hunts for revenue to fund billions of dollars in pandemic relief.
Govt plans B155bn aid for farmers hit by Covid, floods
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/11/2021
» The government plans to dole out 155 billion baht in cash to millions of farmers reeling from the impacts of Covid-19, floods, droughts and poor crop prices.
PTT retail arm surges in stock debut
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/02/2021
» PTT Oil & Retail Business Plc, the retail unit of PTT Plc, jumped in its trading debut after raising about 54 billion baht in the country’s biggest initial public offering in almost a year.
‘Further strict’ baht curbs coming - finance minister
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/12/2020
» Recent measures from the Bank of Thailand that aim to restrain the surging baht will likely be followed by “further strict” steps, but policy makers are unlikely to impose outright capital controls, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said.
Govt asks central bank to manage soaring baht to aid exports
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/11/2020
» The government wants the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to temper a rally in the nation’s currency, which is threatening efforts to boost exports to balance a slump in tourism revenue, according to Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Economy’s Covid recovery threatened by protests
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/10/2020
» Protests sweeping across Thailand threaten to snuff out chances of a consumption-led recovery from the nation’s worst-ever economic slump.
Govt eyes Section 44 to fast-track Suvarnabhumi runway
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/05/2016
» In a move that may be cheered by tourists but faulted by democracy campaigners, the government is considering using Section 44 of the interim constitution to speed up the approval of a new runway at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport.
Big investment boost in FY16 budget
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/05/2015
» The government plans to increase spending on investment to its highest level in seven years in an attempt to spur local demand and offset weakening exports.
GDP growth slowed last quarter on exports decline
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/05/2015
» Thailand’s economy barely grew last quarter as rising government spending failed to counter falling exports and weakening local demand. The outlook for the rest of the year is not much better.
Thailand becoming 'old man of Asean'
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/03/2015
» Nuchnart Sakvisetchaikul got married four years ago in Bangkok at the age of 33. She has one child and doesn’t want more, an increasingly common trend among a population that is rapidly growing old.