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Betagro Ventures Backs BiomEdit’s Breakthrough Poultry Health Solution
Published on 15/08/2025
» Bangkok, August 14, 2025 – Betagro Public Company Limited (BTG), a leading integrated food company in Thailand, through its venture arm Betagro Ventures, has partnered with global allies to fund BiomEdit, a US-based animal health biotechnology innovator, in its Series B round. The investment will support BE-101, BiomEdit’s lead candidate for preventing necrotic enteritis (NE)-related mortality in broiler chickens, aiming to sustainably improve poultry production efficiency.
New Zealand's population exodus hits 13-year high
Reuters, Published on 15/08/2025
» SYDNEY — New Zealand citizens leaving the country have hit the highest levels in 13 years, with more than a third of those emigrating aged under 30 years as unemployment rises and economic growth remains soft.
Thailand's agriculture spending faces probe
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/08/2025
» Opposition MPs have raised concerns over the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives' budget allocation, questioning a 41-million-baht investment in the development of a central agricultural market in Phayao.
Association revises digital spending forecast to 5% growth
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/08/2025
» The Digital Advertising Association Thailand (DAAT) has revised its total spending forecast for this year to 5% growth, valued at 33 billion baht, down from a 10% gain due to ongoing uncertainties and the economic downturn.
Clear link emerging between AI and productivity
Business, Published on 14/08/2025
» Artificial intelligence is making workers more valuable, productive and able to command higher wage premiums, with job numbers rising even in roles considered most automatable, according to the 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer compiled by PwC.
Thailand must redefine FDI for future
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 14/08/2025
» Thailand's economic future looks increasingly uncertain. Once a rising star among emerging markets, the country now faces persistent stagnation. A key reason lies in how we have treated foreign direct investment (FDI) -- not as a strategic lever for national economic development but as a short-term fix driven by rent-seeking behaviour, bureaucratic collusion, and a failure to safeguard the nation's long-term economic interests and its goals for equitable development.
Rethinking development in an era of upheaval
News, Published on 14/08/2025
» For many developing countries, the global economic landscape has shifted dramatically in recent years. Lower growth, disrupted supply chains, reduced aid flows, and heightened financial-market volatility represent significant headwinds. Underpinning these changes is a fundamental restructuring, driven by the developed world, of the postwar economic and financial order. Against this background, a handful of factors are becoming critically important for the current and future well-being of developing countries -- and for the fate of multilateral institutions.
Economists split over BoT rate decision
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/08/2025
» Following the reduction of the US reciprocal tariff rate on Thai exports, economists are divided over the Bank of Thailand's policy rate decision at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday.
Reform agenda to the fore
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 11/08/2025
» Although Thai businesses are relieved the US has reduced its import tariff on Thai goods to 19%, on par with other countries in the region, improving long-term competitiveness remains a challenge for domestic firms, in addition to attracting foreign investment.
Thai organisations on the right digital track
Business, Published on 09/08/2025
» Thai organisations are increasingly integrating digital into their core operations, according to the Deloitte Thailand Digital Transformation Survey 2025.