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Cybersecurity engineer tops dream job poll
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/01/2024
» Cybersecurity engineer is the top-rated profession this year according to young adults, with fortune-telling also scoring well as survey respondents believe it is easy to find income-earning opportunities in this area.
Bid to hike SME contribution to GDP to 40%
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/01/2024
» The Commerce Ministry has vowed to boost the economic value of small and medium-sized enterprises through stimulating consumption, investment, government spending, and international trade, setting a target to increase the GDP contribution of SMEs to 40% by 2027.
Tourism businesses set to soar in 2024
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/12/2023
» Businesses associated with tourism, health, lifestyle and digital software services are considered promising for the upcoming year, according to the Business Development Department.
Thai Union set to raise capital spending to B6bn next year
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/08/2021
» SET-listed Thai Union Group (TU), a global seafood company, looks set to raise its capital expenditure to as much as 6 billion baht next year, higher than its average of 4-4.5 billion, to accommodate recovering overseas demand.
Rice shipments seen below 10m tonnes
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/02/2020
» Thailand is expected to ship 7.5 million tonnes of rice this year, a drop below 10 million tonnes for the second straight year, due to the strong baht, decreasing competitiveness and low supply because of widespread drought.
Chinese New Year spending set to dip
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 21/01/2020
» Spending by Thais during the Chinese New Year festival is expected to drop for the first time in 12 years as people fret over economic uncertainties.
Local economies set for 'hybrid retailers'
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/10/2017
» The Commerce Ministry is launching a "hybrid retailer" project to modernise small shops by adding new technology to help them reach a wider base, expecting to create market value of up to 40 billion baht a year.
Commercial counsellor meeting to map trade
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/02/2017
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is scheduled to lead a joint meeting with Thai commercial counsellors worldwide to map out the country's long-term strategic partnership plan, in a move to sustain Thailand's international trade growth.
Exporters braced for drop of 5%
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/10/2015
» Thai exporters expect shipments to slip into a full-year contraction of 5% or more as the pace of global economic recovery remains slow while foreign exchange becomes more volatile.
Small shops set for 'Show-Suay' upgrade
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/04/2013
» Despite being spurned as a waste of time by a leading academic, the government is proceeding with plans to modernise traditional grocery stores under a proposed Show-Suay scheme.