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SME fund unlikely to get nod, warns deputy PM
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/10/2020
» A plan to set up an SME fund to help micro-enterprises is likely to be scrapped after Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said on Friday that the government has no policy to establish a specific fund to support SMEs.
FTI to deliver SME strategy to Predee
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/08/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is taking its economic rehabilitation plan to newly appointed Finance Minister Predee Daochai, urging the government to speed up issuing soft loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to introduce new measures to stimulate the property market.
Cabinet exodus shakes faith in EEC
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/07/2020
» The recent resignations of economic tsar Somkid Jatusripitak, the former deputy prime minister, and four economic ministers including former Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana, have ignited concerns about planned big-ticket infrastructure development projects such as the government's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Govt to create economic recovery task force
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/07/2020
» The government looks set to establish a centre to handle the country's economic rehabilitation from the coronavirus.
NESDC looks to B400bn budget
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/07/2020
» The government's think tank, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), insists the 400-billion-baht budget earmarked for economic and social rehabilitation under the government's 1.9-trillion-baht coronavirus relief measure will be instrumental in stopping the economy from plunging more than 5-6% this year.
Economic cabinet told to meet every 2 weeks
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/07/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the economic cabinet to meet every two weeks in order to seek measures to rehabilitate the economy during the next six to 12 months.
Govt wants to attract US tech firms
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/07/2020
» US investors are being urged to develop a Silicon Valley-like centre for innovative tech firms in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with the government pledging to devise special promotion packages for them.
Thailand 'poised to soar'
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/06/2020
» Thailand is poised to soar in the global market with heightened investment attraction and a massive budget earmarked to rejuvenate the economy in the fourth quarter, as the Covid-19 pandemic eases, according to Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Somkid calls for an end to PPRP discord
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/06/2020
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak yesterday called for an end to infighting after he was asked about reports of a power struggle within the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), the leader of the governing coalition.
NESDC okays guideline for B400bn rehabilitation
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/05/2020
» The state planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), on Monday approved a guideline for the 400 billion baht slated for economic and social rehabilitation under the government's 1.9-trillion-baht relief measure to soften the economic blow from the deadly virus outbreak.