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Digital identity revolution to transform Thai economy
Business, Published on 30/05/2025
» Thailand stands at the forefront of a digital identity revolution, having transformed its early blockchain uncertainties into one of Asia's most promising decentralised identities ecosystems, says Andre Barros, strategy and project director at LIMIX, a fast-growing IT outsourcing startup based in Thailand.
National data bank to handle info collection
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/05/2025
» The Big Data Institute (BDI) and the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) have jointly established a national data bank as a central mechanism for secure and transparent collection, management and access to Thailand's big data.
Asean builds trust in digital future
Oped, Published on 26/05/2025
» As Asean jockeys to be at the heart of the modern digital economy, fostering trust is key to reaping the benefits of growing digitalisation and further empowering the vulnerable segments of the population.
Thailand's G-Token a borrowing innovation
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/05/2025
» The current monetary system has long served as a medium of exchange for goods, but encrypted digital information systems are challenging that legacy.
Visa card spending per visitor rises in Thailand
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/05/2025
» Visa Thailand has observed slower growth in Visa card payments made by inbound tourists, in line with stagnant foreign tourist arrivals.
Supreme Patriarch orders transparency in temple finances
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/05/2025
» The Supreme Patriarch has ordered transparent finances at Buddhist temples across Thailand, as police found billions of baht passing through the accounts of a woman allegedly receiving money from the former abbot of a well-known temple in Nakhon Pathom over the past years.
Banking loan growth to slump in Q2
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 21/05/2025
» Loan growth in the banking sector is expected to slow in the second quarter this year due to rising uncertainty surrounding global trade policies, according to an executive at the Bank of Thailand.
Thailand slashes growth forecast on impact of trade war
Published on 19/05/2025
» Thailand significantly lowered its forecast for economic growth this year as the global trade war undercuts private investment and exports, adding to already-weak consumption at home.
Thai economy saw Q1 boost ahead of higher US tariffs
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/05/2025
» Thailand’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace last quarter as businesses front-loaded orders in a bid to avoid the Trump administration’s threatened 36% tariff. Gross domestic product in the January-March period rose 3.1% from a year earlier, the National Economic and Social Development Council said on Monday.
Midpoint of Trump tariff hiatus to reveal increasingly unsettled world
Published on 19/05/2025
» Reports in the coming week may give the fullest reading to date of how major economies are faring with trade disruptions, halfway through US President Donald Trump’s 90-day hiatus on so-called reciprocal tariffs.