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Cabinet sees nation as halal hub
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 28/02/2024
» The cabinet approved initiatives to make Thailand a halal hub in Southeast Asia by 2028, intending to raise the country's GDP by 1.2%, equivalent to 55 billion baht.
Ministry prioritises SME development roadmap
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/12/2023
» The Commerce Ministry is committed to collaborating with private enterprises to propel the development roadmap for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), aiming to elevate the GDP share of SMEs to 6.6 trillion baht next year, up by 300 billion baht from this year.
Cabinet grants visa access to Japan firms
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/12/2023
» The cabinet has approved visa exemptions for Japanese businesspeople travelling to Thailand for short-term business purposes not exceeding 30 days, for a period of three years, from Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2026.
High hopes for trade pact with UAE
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/05/2023
» Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday announced the launch of their first free trade agreement (FTA).
Demystifying sticky Thai goods prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/03/2023
» Thailand may be unique in handling the domestic prices of products and services. Whenever manufacturers and business operators shoulder higher production costs and ask state units for permission to raise their prices, the Internal Trade Department always rushes to call a joint meeting with them.
Energy subsidies extended
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/09/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved extensions of both the diesel tax cut for two more months and the electricity bill subsidy until December, in an attempt to mitigate the impact of high energy prices.
April surge buoys export outlook
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/06/2021
» Helped by an export boom in April, the shippers' council feels upbeat that the country's exports could rise by 10%-15% this year.
Initiation of FTA fund fast-tracked
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/02/2021
» The government is speeding up the process of establishing a revolving FTA fund to help sectors harmed by free trade agreements, including the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact, the world's biggest free trade deal, which sailed through parliamentary ratification last week.
A step in the right direction
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/04/2019
» Sumpan Kiatsommart, president of Basini Enterprise, which makes shoes for export, decided 15 years ago to set up a second factory near the Three Pagodas Pass in Sangkhla Buri district, Kanchanaburi, to avoid a labour shortage.
Most private hospitals overcharging
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/04/2019
» The Commerce Ministry has found that more than half of private hospitals overcharge for medicines and medical services.