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More tax incentives sought to help elderly with employment
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 07/11/2017
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has instructed the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) to consider additional tax incentives as a means to support senior citizens' employment and businesses as Thailand moves towards becoming an aged society.
BoT alarm over plight of poor
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 07/10/2017
» The Bank of Thailand has painted a gloomy picture of private consumption prospects, saying the income of those at the bottom of the economic ladder is slow to recover while their debts keep increasing.
Central bank vigilant of future risks
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 20/06/2017
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and Financial Institutions Policy Committee (FIPC) say Thailand's financial system still faces several risk factors in the periods ahead.
HSBC push for urban infrastructure
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 02/09/2016
» Thailand needs an additional US$86 billion in infrastructure investment to support its growing urban population over the next 15 years, HSBC estimates.
Manufacturing mirrors recovery
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 05/07/2016
» The manufacturing production index (MPI) is expected to stay in positive territory for the rest of the year after rising for three straight months from March to May. The trend indicates that the economy will continue to recover, says the Office of Industrial Economics.
TTA sees rosy picture over next 2 years
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 24/06/2016
» SET-listed Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc (TTA) expects to see an improvement in its shipping business next year, confident that the industry has hit bottom in the first quarter of 2016.
UPS pushes end to Asean trade barriers
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 30/05/2016
» United Parcel Service (UPS) is calling for removal of trade restrictions among Asean countries to boost economic growth in the region.
March TSSI rebounds from state stimulus
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 11/05/2016
» The Small and Medium Enterprise Trade and Service Sentiment Index (TSSI) rose to 100.4 in March, rebounding from a big drop in February when severe drought and weak purchasing power cut the index sharply, according to the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (Osmep).
Siemens on a Thai mission
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 16/04/2016
» Siemens Ltd Thailand, a subsidiary of Siemens AG, the German maker of trains and turbines, says it will compete in upcoming bids to be a major provider of mass transport systems and power plant projects in Thailand in order to push up the company's revenue.