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Thailand to study new TPP signed by 11 nations
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/03/2018
» Thailand will study the details of the slimmed-down version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact before taking a stance on it, a Commerce Ministry official said on Friday.
Data centre planned to secure farm prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/01/2018
» The Commerce Ministry plans to build a real-time commodity data centre to manage inventories, production and marketing strategy to prevent prices from falling, said Chutima Bunyapraphasara, the deputy commerce minister.
New campaign promotes premium grade rice
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/12/2017
» The Commerce Ministry is planning a new campaign called "Think Rice: Think Thailand", aimed at promoting the export of premium-grade rice instead of focusing on commodity grades, says Deputy Commerce Minister Chutima Bunyapraphasara.
Strong baht may dampen rice exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/12/2017
» Thailand is set to export 9.5 million tonnes of milled rice next year, says the Thai Rice Exporters Association.
One last mission for the country
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 30/09/2017
» When one is asked to take on a project, it pays to have strong expertise in the field. Duangporn Rodphaya's career is a case in point. In her first job three decades ago as a junior civil servant, she began working on state policies dealing with major commodities, particularly rice.
Consumer confidence up after 4-month lull
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/09/2017
» The consumer confidence index (CCI) in August ticked up for the first time after four listless months on expectations of a stronger economic recovery driven by export and tourism growth and political stability, says the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
JSCCIB optimistic about export growth
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/08/2017
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) expects to revise up its full-year forecast for export growth to 4% from the current 3.5-4.0%.
State clears nearly all of rice supply
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/07/2017
» Eleven rice exporters and traders bid to buy almost all of the 160,000 tonnes of rice in government stocks yesterday, nearly clearing the more than 18 million tonnes of rice that had been stored in warehouses for three years.
Consumer debt revs up
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 28/04/2017
» Thai household debts rose to the highest rate in eight years because of debts accrued from previous years, according to the latest survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
Reaping what you've sown
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/02/2017
» Circumstances make a hero. The old saying applies to some extent in the case of Chutima Bunyapraphasara, who entered the limelight last September when she signed an administrative order demanding 20 billion baht in compensation from former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom and five associates involved in fake government-to-government rice deals with two fictitious Chinese firms.