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BKI considers investment in EV repair garage facilities
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 28/03/2025
» Bangkok Insurance (BKI), a non-life insurer majority-owned by Bangkok Bank, is studying a plan for a joint venture with Chinese investors to establish a repair garage for electric vehicles (EVs), in a bid to support the company's long-term growth potential.
Myanmar rebel group allows export of rare earth inventories to China: sources
Published on 27/03/2025
» BEIJING - A Myanmar rebel group that controls one of the world's largest rare earth zones has told miners there it will allow shipments of existing rare earth inventories to China from Thursday, according to two sources and a statement reviewed by Reuters.
Tariff man doubles down on his passion
Oped, Published on 27/03/2025
» US President Donald Trump has long been a staunch advocate of import tariffs, proudly calling himself "Tariff Man" and asserting that tariff is "the most beautiful word in the dictionary."
Vietnam proposes to cut tariffs on LNG, cars, agricultural goods
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/03/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam’s finance ministry has put forward a proposal to cut preferential import tariffs on a range of products including liquefied natural gas (LNG), cars, wood and agricultural products, as the nation seeks to avoid the imminent threat of US tariffs.
EXIM Thailand Honoured for Groundbreaking Blue Bond Issuance
Published on 26/03/2025
» The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand) has received the Best Blue Bond – Thailand Award from The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2025, hosted by The Asset, Asia’s leading finance publication.
Gulf Development allots B100bn budget
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/03/2025
» Gulf Development Plc, a new firm established by the merger of Gulf Energy Development Plc and Intouch Holdings Plc, is planning to spend 100 billion baht over the next five years synergising energy and telecom businesses, as well as developing a data centre facility.
Trump trade détente chance?
Oped, Published on 26/03/2025
» Many investors went into 2025 assuming Donald Trump would use tariffs as a negotiating tool, but this belief has been shaken in recent weeks, generating significant market angst. But Mr Trump's fiscal strategy may yet lead to a benign outcome for the global economy.
Radioactive waste probed
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 26/03/2025
» The Ministry of Industry has launched a probe into the illegal import of around 10,262 tonnes of powdery waste containing radioactive caesium-137, with documents falsely declaring the material to be zinc concentrate.
9,500 online links to vape products blocked
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/03/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society Ministry (DES) has blocked more than 9,500 URLs involved in selling e-cigarettes in the past year, according to the government.
Thai February exports jump 14%, beating forecast
Reuters, Published on 21/03/2025
» Thailand's exports rose for an eighth consecutive month in February and more than expected, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday, although uncertainty over US trade policy is clouding the outlook for the remainder of the year.