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Shippers maintain export view
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/09/2019
» Despite an unexpected rise in exports in July, Thai shippers are maintaining their forecast for outbound shipments to contract by 1% this year.
FTA talks being accelerated
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/10/2018
» Negotiators are revving up free trade talks with dialogue partners for the remaining months this year and look set to resume talks with the EU and join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a newly formed bloc of 11 Pacific Rim nations excluding the US, next year.
Sweeteners on the table for weening farmers off rice
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/09/2018
» New measures to encourage rice farmers to grow cash crops other than rice are scheduled to go before the cabinet for approval next Tuesday.
Eearly harvest sheme urged at Sri Lankan FTA talks
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/07/2018
» Thailand is proposing use of the early harvest scheme (EHS) during the first round of free trade agreement (FTA) talks with Sri Lanka to accelerate implementation, as talks began on Friday.
Moving forward in global trade
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/02/2018
» Thailand has entered into negotiations for a number of free trade agreements (FTA). Its first FTA was the Asean Free Trade Area, signed in 1992. The country has six FTAs with India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Peru and Chile.
Services focus of Bhutan talks
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 31/08/2017
» Thailand and Bhutan will hold their second round of joint trade talks in Bangkok this week, expecting to double annual trade value and foster cooperation in the service sector within the next few years.
Pakistan FTA on track for year-end
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 30/08/2017
» Thailand and Pakistan are expected to seal a free-trade agreement (FTA) by year-end before an official signing ceremony next year, according to the Commerce Ministry's Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN).
Pakistan FTA inches closer after Islamabad meetings
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/09/2016
» Thailand and Pakistan have been making progress on a free trade agreement (FTA), with negotiations expected to be wrapped up within a year.
Auctions of old rice may be opened to foreign bidders
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/02/2016
» The Commerce Ministry is considering allowing international bidding at auctions for the old rice still in the government stockpile from the previous government's rice-pledging scheme
Pakistan FTA expedited
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/12/2015
» Thailand is revving up free trade agreement (FTA) talks with Pakistan, aiming to wrap up the negotiations next year.