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International chamber says Thai business climate lags
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/08/2012
» The International Chamber of Commerce has urged Thailand to create a more business-friendly environment or risk falling behind its Asian neighbours, some of which have already put arbitration processes in place.
BoI sets B800bn target
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/08/2012
» The Board of Investment (BoI) has increased this year's investment application target to a record 800 billion baht from 650 billion previously, citing restored investor confidence and a strong economic rebound.
Tata making moves to return to profitability
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/08/2012
» Tata Steel (Thailand) Plc (TSTH), majority-owned by the Indian giant Tata, has been in talks to unload its mini blast furnace (MBF) and find a strategic partner for its NTS Steel Group as it tries to return to profitability after three years of losses.
IVL weathers volatile year
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/08/2012
» The SET-listed Indorama Ventures Plc (IVL), the world's largest polyethylene terephthalate firm, is on track for revenue of US$8 billion baht this year after petrochemical prices rebounded this quarter.
SCG vows Asean coverage
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/08/2012
» Siam Cement Group (SCG), the country's top industrial conglomerate, says its logistics unit will cover Asean and southern China within five years, partly through mergers and acquisitions.
Global Steel Dust fed up with BoI
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/08/2012
» The Switzerland-based Global Steel Dust (GSD) is considering moving its steel-dust recycling project, the first of its kind to be built in Thailand, to another country after 15 months of delay without a clear explanation from concerned government agencies.
Thailand looks to regional FTAs to counter Europe
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/08/2012
» The Commerce Ministry is speeding up free trade talks with key trading partners as Thailand risks losing exports and direct investments from Europe as the euro-zone debt crisis drags on.
Dawei helps Thailand become auto hub
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/08/2012
» The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has thrown its full support behind a rail network linking Laem Chabang with Dawei on Myanmar's eastern coast.
Shippers fear export slippage
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/07/2012
» Third-quarter exports are projected to decline by 2.7% year-on-year on the EU debt crisis, dragging down the full-year forecast to 5.9% growth at best, says a group of Thai exporters.
SCG shrugs at downturn, raises view
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/07/2012
» Defying the threats of China's economic slowdown and the European debt crisis, Siam Cement Group (SCG) increased this year's revenue forecast to more than 410 billion baht from 400 billion.