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EEC Office banking on Japanese investors
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/05/2022
» The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office is keen to draw Japanese investment in electric vehicles, smart electronics, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, digital, smart farms, the bio-, circular and green (BCG) economic model and smart cities over the next decade.
Call for focus on key drivers as conflict takes a toll
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/04/2022
» The government is being urged to concentrate on infrastructure development, private investment and tourism to boost growth, now that exports and household consumption are unlikely to be key economic contributors due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
State banking on EECi to overcome middle-income trap
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/04/2022
» The government has high hopes the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (EECi) will play a key role in helping Thailand develop its own technology to escape the middle-income trap.
Government adamant on growth target of 4% this year
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/03/2021
» The government has pledged to revitalise tourism, stimulate domestic spending, and spur exports and investment to help economic growth reach its 4% target this year.
Meeting set to examine moot project
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/02/2021
» The government is scheduled to hold a joint meeting with related agencies on Monday to discuss the future of the much-criticised Chana Industrial Estate in Songkhla after it decided to put the entire project on hold earlier this week.
Government banking on BCG model to propel recovery
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/02/2021
» The bio-, circular and green (BCG) economy is being touted by the government as a new model to bolster economic recovery.
FTI, TCC petition central bank to ease monetary policy
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/08/2019
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and the Thai Chamber of Commerce, representatives of powerful industries and businesses, are scheduled to submit petitions on ThHursday to the Bank of Thailand.
SMBC taps Industry 4.0 for expansion
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2019
» Japanese multinational banking and financial services company Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is keen to expand in Thailand to cash in on the Industry 4.0 initiative set to attract more foreign investment.
Banking on the brew
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/02/2019
» Ban Pa Kluay, home to 102 Akha tribal families, located on the summit of Doi Tung in the highlands of Chiang Rai province, is eager to develop its own brand of coffee into a community business, helping its village to become a new tourist attraction.
Ceramics firms banking on exports
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/01/2019
» Lampang-based ceramics manufacturers are aiming to raise their exports to the US and Europe to 3.6 billion baht by 2022, up from 3 billion in 2018.