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State banking on EECi to overcome middle-income trap
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/04/2022
» The government has high hopes the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (EECi) will play a key role in helping Thailand develop its own technology to escape the middle-income trap.
Calls to speed up link to Laos-China line
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/12/2021
» The government is being advised to speed up the development of a rail network linking Thailand's rail system with the Laos-China Railway, which connects Kunming in China's Yunnan province with Vientiane -- the capital of Laos.
Farmers in EEC areas to get support from state
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/11/2021
» The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office vows to accelerate farm development in EEC areas to increase the income of farmers in Chon Buri, Rayong and Chachoengsao.
BoI approves local vaccine incentives
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/09/2021
» The Board of Investment (BoI) has approved incentives to support local vaccine development, encourage companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and develop an enhanced scheme for electric vehicles (EV).
BoI applications up sharply in first half
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/08/2021
» Despite escalating Covid-19 infections in the country, the value of Thailand's investment applications more than doubled in the first half of the year, boosted by foreign direct investment, along with growth in the electronics and medical sectors.
B8.5bn in aid to cushion impact of new restrictions
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/06/2021
» The cabinet yesterday approved an 8.5-billion-baht relief package to help ease the impact of the government's latest Covid-19 control measures, including a ban on dining in at restaurants and closures of construction sites in the capital and five surrounding provinces.
Value of FDI applications surges despite pandemic
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/05/2021
» Despite continued outbreaks of Covid-19, foreign direct investment (FDI) is thriving, with applications in the first quarter surging 143% year-on-year in investment value.
BoI renews perks for SET and MAI
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/02/2021
» The government has renewed investment promotion measures for companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Market for Alternative Investment (MAI).
Govt to grant migrants longer stay
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/08/2020
» The cabinet has approved a Labour Ministry plan to allow more than half a million foreign workers with proper travel documents to continue their employment until the end of May 2022.
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).