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Somkid downplays widening deficit
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/01/2018
» The country's public debt is unlikely to exceed 42% of GDP this year despite a wider deficit of 550 billion baht in the fiscal 2018 budget, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Asus targets quadrupling sales this year on service
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/01/2018
» Asus Marketing Thailand, the local operating unit of the Taiwanese computer and mobile handset maker AsusTek Computer Inc, aims for 300% growth in smartphone sales this year, up from 300,000 units in 2017.
Generali upbeat on premiums
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 12/01/2018
» Generali Thailand, a unit of Italy's Generali Group, aims to see a whopping 80% growth in new life insurance premiums and a 24% increase in premiums of its non-life insurance arm this year.
Foreign funds drive baht
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 12/01/2018
» Year-to-date net foreign inflows into Thai bonds have reached 47 billion baht, with foreign investors viewing Thailand as a destination to park their funds.
B13bn assigned to Map Ta Phut
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/01/2018
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has provided an investment budget of 13 billion baht to expand two projects in the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong to cope with the imminent Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Local Ford sales skyrocket
Business, Published on 12/01/2018
» US-based Ford Thailand has a positive outlook on the local car market this year after posting a strong sales performance last year.
Social media evolution
Business, Published on 12/01/2018
» As consumer behaviour evolves in the social media era, the major platforms that connect billions of people around the world are refining their strategies to reflect new trends. Instagram is among those responding to the needs it has observed in its 800-million-strong community and the brands of all sizes that it works with. It has identified six trends for 2018:
Pruksa rolls out projects in phases to reduce risk
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 12/01/2018
» Despite steady growth in a luxury condo market dominated by large developers, Pruksa Real Estate Plc, a property development subsidiary of SET-listed Pruksa Holding Plc (PSH), is opting for a cautious strategy by launching new high-priced projects in phases to reduce risk and avoid oversupply.
Oil prices push Bangchak to set sights upstream
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/01/2018
» SET-listed Bangchak Corporation Plc (BCP) plans to resume focusing on its upstream petroleum business expansion after global oil prices have climbed above US$60 per barrel.
Tax-driven private investment jumps
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/01/2018
» Private investment under a tax incentive programme surged to 281 billion baht on the back of economic recovery, according to the Finance Ministry.