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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.
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.
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.
Food processors call for price spike as costs spiral
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/08/2021
» Food processors have asked the Internal Trade Department to raise the prices of processed food by 5-7%, citing high production costs from raw materials, packaging and labour.
Commercial titans fret over limited vaccines
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/06/2021
» The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) and members of the Thai Chamber of Commerce nationwide are nervous about the country's vaccine stockpile as it attempts to contain Covid-19 infections.
TCC upbeat on prospects as foreign tourists set to arrive
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/06/2021
» The chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC), Sanan Angubolkul, is feeling upbeat about the country's economic prospects after the government on June 16 announced its plan to reopen the country to international tourists and return to normal business conditions within 120 days or by mid-October.
Ease border curbs, Jurin tells Apec meeting
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/06/2021
» Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has affirmed Thais must have equal access to Covid-19 vaccines and called for border restrictions to ease during the Apec trade ministers' meeting.
Thailand vows closer ties with Mongolia
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 21/05/2021
» The government vows to boost bilateral trade between Thailand and Mongolia to reach US$100 million (3.1 billion baht) by 2023.
Business registrations rise amid improving sentiment
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/04/2021
» Improving economic sentiment drove new business registrations in February to 7,265, up 13% from the same period last year, with rice farming among the top three for the first time.
Survey: Weak spending during Songkran festival
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/04/2021
» People's spending during the upcoming Songkran festival is expected to dive by 17% from 2019 to 113 billion baht, the lowest in nine years, as people remain worried about the pandemic and weak purchasing power, according to a survey conducted by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).