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Beauty, e-commerce picked to mushroom
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/12/2021
» Medical services, beauty and e-commerce are expected to maintain their bright growth outlook in 2022, driven by the persistent pandemic and changing consumer behaviour based on a digital economy.
Consumer confidence growing amid recovery
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/11/2021
» Consumer confidence picked up for the second straight month in October, hitting a five-month high, while business sentiment rose for the first time in seven months, boosted by a drop in new Covid-19 infections, the easing of the lockdown restrictions, and the country's reopening to fully vaccinated foreign tourists this week.
Foreigners upbeat on outlook
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 29/10/2021
» Foreign business confidence has recovered, as foreign investors are feeling upbeat about the country's prospects boosted by the government's announcement to reopen the country to inoculated foreign tourists early next month and an increase in vaccine coverage.
Thailand urges WTO to tackle Covid-19 barriers
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/10/2021
» Thailand has urged World Trade Organization (WTO) members to step up tackling trade barriers and provide trade facilitation for essential products to cope with Covid-19 such as vaccine production to prevent further impact on global trade expansion.
Asean gets set for the digital era
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/10/2021
» Asean members are accelerating efforts to upgrade the digital economy within the bloc to brave digital challenges brought about by the pandemic.
Business sentiment falls even further as woes pile up
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/10/2021
» Thai consumer confidence picked up for the first time in seven months in September, but business sentiment slid further because of consumers' weak purchasing power, battered by the prolonged outbreak.
Gloves come off in corruption case
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/10/2021
» The Public Warehouse Organisation (PWO) has fired three senior officials for alleged corruption in the purchase of 112.5-billion-baht worth of rubber gloves and ordered them to pay 2 billion baht compensation in damages.
Vegetarian festival expected to be pandemic's latest victim
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/10/2021
» Spending at the annual vegetarian festival is expected to be weak this month, forecast to shrink for the first time in 13 years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thailand sees IP as key to development
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/09/2021
» Thailand vows to continue driving forward with innovations, technologies and intellectual property (IP), hoping such areas will help boost international trade in the near future.
Supachai pushes green economy for the region
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/09/2021
» Asia-Pacific is being advised to beef up green economy development and adopt a sufficiency economy to help recover the regional economy once the pandemic eases.