Showing 11 - 19 of 19
EEC to align with One Belt, One Road
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 15/01/2018
» The government plans to talk about speeding up future investment in its flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project in line with China's One Belt, One Road initiative, says Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana.
Banking on the greater good
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2018
» William McChesney Martin Jr, who was chairman of the Federal Reserve for 19 years, famously quipped that his job was to take away the punch bowl just when the party got going. Those words have come to embody the work of a central banker, who at times must implement unpopular measures for the sake of the greater good.
Somkid downplays widening deficit
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/01/2018
» The country's public debt is unlikely to exceed 42% of GDP this year despite a wider deficit of 550 billion baht in the fiscal 2018 budget, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
B13bn assigned to Map Ta Phut
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/01/2018
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has provided an investment budget of 13 billion baht to expand two projects in the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong to cope with the imminent Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Somkid: Full-year growth for 2017 projected at 4%
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/01/2018
» The economy is projected to grow nearly 5% in the final quarter of 2017, leading to full-year growth of 4%, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Disruptive tech to impact negotiations
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/01/2018
» With the arrival of disruptive technology, negotiators say trade talks will no longer centre on only tariff and non-tariff measures, social issues, labour, human rights and geopolitics, but also strategic partnerships in the services sector, intellectual property, value-added goods, technology transfers and human resource development.
Malaysia's carmaker Proton driving in search of a future
Published on 26/06/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's struggling national automaker Proton Holding Bhd, once the country's sales leader, recently saw its fortunes slip further by seeing its market share usurped by Japan's Honda Motor Co.
Somkid: Japan to help Thailand join TPP
Kyodo News, Published on 02/11/2015
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said on Monday that Japan has pledged its support in helping Thailand join a US-led Pacific trade accord.
Companies urged not to delay conservation projects
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/08/2015
» Businesses should focus more on energy-saving projects rather than delay investment during the economic slowdown, say experts.