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Oil palm subsidy approved
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/02/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a 7.66-billion-baht budget to finance the state-sponsored price guarantee scheme for oil palm in the 2021/2022 season.
NESDC focuses on worrying trio of concerns
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/01/2021
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), a government think tank, sees three areas of key concern for 2021: rising unemployment; tight liquidity among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and higher household debt.
State allots B3bn for dams
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/05/2019
» The government is set to earmark 3 billion baht to build and renovate a total of 30,000 check dams nationwide to create jobs in local areas and control water during the upcoming rainy season.
Home is where the heart is
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/04/2019
» Rangsrith Khunchaimang, now 53, made a bold decision in 2014 to resign from PTT Exploration & Production Plc to go back to his birthplace, Pha Pang in Lampang province, with a lofty goal to create sustainable development.
Helping villagers help themselves, over the decades
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/03/2018
» Recognised by the international community as a leader in the field of local development, the Mae Fah Luang Foundation is being tasked with spearheading rural development under the government-initiated Pracha Rat public-private collaborative scheme.
Rough ride to continue for farmers
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/03/2016
» Employment in the agricultural sector and farmers' incomes are expected to be hit hard this year due to the widespread drought, along with falling crop and oil prices.
B300bn in bonds urged to pay off state debt
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/04/2015
» The government will issue another 300 billion baht worth of long-term bonds to raise funds to repay debt incurred from the loss-ridden rice pledging scheme, the Social Security Fund (SSF) and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
Cabinet backs B57bn loans for road, water projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/03/2015
» The cabinet yesterday approved the Finance Ministry's 57-billion-baht borrowing plan to finance road and water management projects.
BAAC will write off debts
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/02/2015
» The government has agreed in principle to a guideline to help alleviate farmers' debt burden to the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).
Rebound seen for rubber prices
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/08/2013
» Rubber prices are expected to recover over the next two months thanks to an improving export outlook in the second half and lower domestic supplies, says the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE).