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Srettha eager to be pitchman to woo investors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/10/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin insists he will take on the role of a salesman to attract foreign investors to Thailand.
Tensions thwart growth in 2022
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/08/2022
» Geopolitical tensions have pressured Thailand's economic expansion this year, according to Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC).
Consumption surges, but Ukraine hits confidence
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/03/2022
» The Thai economy last month recorded growing private domestic consumption, especially for durable items, alongside support from export growth, according to Fiscal Policy Office adviser Wuttipong Jittungsakul.
Bank upbeat on GDP outlook
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/10/2021
» Standard Chartered Bank expects Thailand's gross domestic product to rebound in 2022 to around 3% from the forecast zero growth this year.
Cigarette importers warned
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/10/2021
» The Excise Department has the authority to not approve cigarette importers from setting the product at an unusually low retail price, according to a department source.
Tax cut for foreigners mulled
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/10/2021
» The Revenue Department has considered lowering the personal income tax for foreign experts to 17% as part of measures to woo highly skilled professionals to work in Thailand, says director-general Ekniti Nitithanprapas.
Riverside hotel slated for 2025
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/01/2021
» A 4.6-billion-baht boutique hotel development project located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River is scheduled to be completed in 2025, says the Treasury Department.
Gap between rich, poor fuels our woes
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/09/2017
» For decades, poverty and inequality have been chronic problems which have derailed Thailand's economic growth and fuelled political conflicts and unrest. These problems remain even though about a trillion baht has been collectively spent by many governments to address them. What have we missed or done wrong?
The farming sector needs change, now
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/11/2016
» With just about one year left in office, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his government will have to give a high priority to existing problems in agriculture -- especially the falling price of rice. Thai farmers have suffered financial hardship due to repeated crises over low rice prices. The government's failure to address the problems in a timely manner will make its economic development goals hard to achieve.
Treasury presses on with SEZ scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/08/2016
» The Treasury Department will proceed with developing state land into industrial estates in four provinces under the second phase of the special economic zone (SEZ) scheme, despite a failure to attract developers in the first phase.