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Cabinet approves plan for 2024 budget boost to fund B500bn handout
Published on 28/05/2024
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to boost the 2024 fiscal budget by 122 billion baht to help finance its delayed household stimulus scheme, Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul said.
Providing a link to China for local firms
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/05/2024
» Digital marketer DigiLink Thailand, helmed by chief executive Phanavika Limpabandhu, has ambitions to become a partner of Thai entrepreneurs seeking to tap the vast Chinese market.
Pichai: Financial access more worrying than interest rates
Published on 16/05/2024
» The government is more worried about financial access than interest rates, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Thursday.
Mainland gives Hong Kong tourism a lift
Published on 11/05/2024
» HONG KONG - Eight more Chinese cities have joined a scheme allowing their residents to travel to Hong Kong on their own, rather than as part of a tour group, as part of efforts to boost Hong Kong’s economy.
Issue of dollar bonds ruled out this year
Published on 09/05/2024
» The government has no plans currently to issue dollar bonds overseas this year as it is still studying the issue while waiting for a clearer market direction, a Ministry of Finance official said on Thursday.
Debt burden to fund Hong Kong's airport expansion soars
Published on 08/05/2024
» HONG KONG: The debt burden for construction of Hong Kong's airport expansion has soared to HK$123 billion (582 billion baht), with no end in sight to a levy on passengers who fly out from the city.
Factory output falls for 18th consecutive month
Reuters, Published on 30/04/2024
» The manufacturing production index dropped 5.13% in March from a year earlier, falling for the 18th consecutive month, the Industry Ministry said on Tuesday, missing analysts' expectations.
China's central bank adds to gold reserves as price soars
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2024
» LONDON - China's central bank added 160,000 troy ounces of gold to its reserves in March, it said, in line with the market view that persistent official sector demand had supported gold's continuing rally.
K-Research expects central bank to stay the course on rates
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/04/2024
» Despite growing market anticipation of monetary policy easing, Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) is ruling out the possibility of a Bank of Thailand (BoT) policy rate cut at its April 10 meeting amid growing concerns about a weakening baht.
Inflation slowing, seen at 1% this year
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2024
» The Finance Ministry hopes to see monetary policy easing soon, a senior official said on Friday, adding that inflation was slowing and was expected to be at 1% for the year, bottom of the 1% to 3% target range.