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NESDC okays guideline for B400bn rehabilitation
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/05/2020
» The state planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), on Monday approved a guideline for the 400 billion baht slated for economic and social rehabilitation under the government's 1.9-trillion-baht relief measure to soften the economic blow from the deadly virus outbreak.
Cabinet gives green light to B1.9tn stimulus
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/04/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved 1.9-trillion-baht spending to help people and businesses affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), including 600 billion baht for six-month cash giveaways and 500-billion-baht soft loans for small and medium-sized businesses.
Training schemes for jobless prepped
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/04/2020
» The Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Ministry is set to organise training programmes for 40,000 unemployed people who lost their jobs because of the pandemic.
Cash handouts for informal workers
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/03/2020
» In a move to ease the suffering of Thailand's 3 million informal workers, the government is set to hand them 5,000 baht per month in cash.
Lures for private imports cued
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/01/2020
» The government is set to launch fresh measures to stimulate private investment and encourage Thai companies to import more goods, in part to stem the strong baht.
New aid package for SMEs
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/01/2020
» To help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) stay afloat as the economy flails, the government is poised to raise the state-owned Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation's (TCG) credit guarantee coverage to 40% from 30%.
State affirms more measures to help poor, close income gap
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/12/2019
» The government remains committed to continuing aid programmes to help underprivileged people next year, working to tackle poverty and income disparity.
Govt touts new travel sweeteners
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/10/2019
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved two additional measures to encourage Thais to travel with the aim of boosting domestic tourism, Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said.
NESDC insists economy is not that shoddy, yet
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/09/2019
» The government think tank National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) insists the economy is experiencing slow growth, not a recession.
B22bn plan to combat 'slowdown'
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/05/2019
» The government has launched a fresh economic stimulus package worth 21.8 billion baht to counter signs of an economic slowdown and boost domestic consumption to offset weaker exports.