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BoT: Rising jobless rate a risk
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 15/07/2016
» The rising unemployment rate warrants close monitoring, with those in the agricultural sector and new graduates identified as the most at risk, says the Bank of Thailand.
Pridiyathorn: Pickup just around the bend
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 19/06/2015
» Thailand's economic recovery should gain momentum from September following a one-year downward correction resulting from the previous government's distorted stimulus policies, says Deputy Prime Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula.
PM: Help smaller traders
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 25/05/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on business leaders to work with the government during these times of economic hardship, especially in helping small and medium businesses.
Why another rate cut could be imminent
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 23/03/2015
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) could make another rate cut at its April 29 meeting to boost confidence further amid flagging economic data, says one securities executive.
Household debt 'nears crisis point'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 04/03/2015
» Household debt is likely to hit a record high of 90% of GDP this year and could snowball into a major crisis if left unaddressed, says an expert.
Aid for needy workers urged
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 30/04/2014
» Academics suggest the government implement relevant measures to curb the growing distress of workers suffering a drop in income as the cost of living rises, often forcing them to resort to loan sharks.
Beware 'populist policy trap'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 04/02/2014
» The government should abandon its non-welfare populist policies on the grounds that Thailand could fall further into the middle-income trap and face low productivity, says an economist.
Fundamentals still sound despite slowdown, says BoT
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 31/08/2013
» Thailand's economic fundamentals remain sound despite a continuous decline in July on the back of a slowdown in private consumption, exports and manufacturing output coupled with a current account deficit, says a Bank of Thailand official.
Virabongsa urges government to move fast
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 26/07/2013
» The economy is likely to slow down in the second half of this year as the government's massive infrastructure investment is expected to start in the next fiscal year, says outgoing Bank of Thailand chairman Virabongsa Ramangkura.
BoT revises down full-year growth forecast to 4.2%
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 20/07/2013
» The Bank of Thailand has slashed this year's economic growth forecast to 4.2% due to tepid domestic consumption and the fragile state of the global economic recovery but said rising household debt limits the scope for a policy rate cut.