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GH Bank: Interest rates low for 3 years
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/03/2021
» State-owned GH Bank expects domestic interest rates will remain low over the next three years, providing a golden opportunity for people wanting to own their own homes.
ADB lends B3.4bn for highways
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/07/2018
» The Finance Ministry has borrowed 3.4 billion baht from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build two four-lane roads in Thailand's Northeast, marking the country's first borrowing from the Manila-based development lender in almost a decade.
PDMO plans B99bn in loans
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/02/2018
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) plans to take out loans worth 98.6 billion baht this fiscal year to finance the government's big-ticket infrastructure plans, its head says.
PPP motorway bids worth B140bn tipped
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/06/2017
» Bids for public-private partnerships (PPP) to operate and maintain two motorways worth 140 billion baht are expected to be completed this year.
Megaprojects swell to B2.2tn
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/02/2017
» The government's raft of big-ticket infrastructure projects has grown to 2.2 trillion baht in value after the Transport Ministry added 28 projects worth a combined 800 billion.
State aiming to accelerate PPP projects
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/12/2016
» Budget disbursement for the joint investment projects between the government and private sectors worth a combined 1 trillion baht will be kicked off next year, the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) chief says.
Zone C bid envelopes set for sale
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/11/2016
» State-owned Dhanarak Asset Development Co is selling bid envelopes for construction of the 81-rai Chaeng Watthana Government Complex's Zone C as part of efforts to ramp up state investment to boost the country's economic growth.
B99bn allotted for transport in 2017
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/11/2016
» The government is set to spend 98.8 billion baht next year to develop logistics networks, including three motorways and 10 electric train projects.
Jury still out on government's ability to lift economy
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/09/2016
» With the Prayut Chan-o-cha government in charge for more than two years, the Thai economy still hangs in the balance. Even though the government has managed to lift the country out of the economic stagnation we experienced before the 2014 coup, it has failed to accelerate growth.
PDMO urges state to hasten double-track rail spending
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/07/2015
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) will propose speeding up investment in two double-track rail routes that have been delayed for several months.