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Inflation advances for 10th month in a row in January
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/02/2025
» Inflation in January was 1.32%, marking 10 consecutive months of growth. The rise was driven by higher fuel costs and food and beverage prices.
B2tn cross-border trade targeted by 2027
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/08/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is targeting 2 trillion baht in cross-border trade by 2027, following a 10.4% increase in exports via the Sadao checkpoint in the first half of this year.
Rubber rising on glove and tyre demand
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/10/2020
» Thailand is likely to see higher shipments of rubber, increasing 3.19% this year, because of rising demand for rubber gloves and auto tyres, as well as the government's proactive approach to promote rubber exports.
Bright outlook for natural rubber prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/09/2020
» The prospects for natural rubber prices are rising, boosted by a sharp uptick in demand for protective rubber gloves because of the pandemic and limited supply in the world market.
Complaints spur IUU assessment
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/06/2019
» The Commerce Ministry has scheduled a joint meeting with the Fisheries Department next week to evaluate the impact of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices on domestic fishing operators after mounting complaints about a flood of imported fishery products from neighbouring countries.
Study pushes rubber for national agenda
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 31/10/2018
» The government is being urged to add rubber prices to the national agenda, requiring immediate attention, as the country has lost several billions of baht from the rubber price slump.
US tariffs on China judged to support Thai export growth
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/09/2018
» The latest round of US tariff hikes on an additional US$200 billion (6.49 trillion baht) worth of Chinese goods is expected to help Thai exports, offering opportunities to replace the Chinese products in the US market, according to a Commerce Ministry study.
Pracha Rat panel forecasts 9.2% export growth
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/08/2018
» Despite the escalating trade row between the US and China, Thailand's exports are expected to manage strong growth of 9.2% this year, fetching the country US$258.58 billion, says the Pracha Rat (People's State) steering committee on exports and outward foreign direct investment.
Thai seafood sales in China set to rise as tariff side effect
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/08/2018
» Thailand is expected to sell more frozen and processed seafood in China after the mainland slapped a 25% tariff on 222 items of US products that include seafood, soybeans, pork, fish, orange juice and whiskey on July 6 in retaliation for higher US tariffs on Chinese products.
Thailand battles for rubber price rebound
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/01/2018
» Rubber prices are expected to rise to 60 baht a kilogramme in the first quarter after Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia pledged to withhold exports of 350,000 tonnes of natural rubber (NR) from this month until March.