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Government looks to BCG initiatives to drive growth
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/01/2021
» The government vows to rev up promotion of the bio, circular and green (BCG) economy to help drive economic growth over the next five years.
BoI adjusts farm perks to promote BCG economy
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/06/2020
» The Board of Investment (BoI) has approved adjusting investment privileges and conditions for agriculture categories to promote the bio, circular and green (BCG) economy.
Turning over a new leaf
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/05/2020
» Banana leaves may look worthless, but to some farmers at Tung Samo in Kanchanaburi, they contribute significant income.
NESDC ordered to rejig strategies
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/04/2020
» The state planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), has been ordered to revise the 20-year national strategy (2018-37) and the 12th national economic and social development plan (2017-21) to keep abreast of changing social and economic trends caused by the global economic slowdown and the pandemic.
The banana peel of sustainability
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/12/2019
» Making a profit from bananas is not a piece of cake, but Siam Banana Co in Kanchanaburi's Phanom Thuan district is trying to create jobs and generate income for the community.
B45m reservoir to benefit farmers in Ratchaburi
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/07/2019
» A 45-million-baht reservoir project royally initiated by His Majesty the King in Ratchaburi's Pak Tho district will be built in order to help solve drought and poverty in the area, the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) said recently.
Home is where the heart is
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/04/2019
» Rangsrith Khunchaimang, now 53, made a bold decision in 2014 to resign from PTT Exploration & Production Plc to go back to his birthplace, Pha Pang in Lampang province, with a lofty goal to create sustainable development.
Universal budget swells to B191bn
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/02/2019
» The cabinet has approved a 191-billion-baht budget for the office handling the Universal Healthcare Coverage scheme in fiscal 2020.
ABN AMRO hints at EEC hub potential
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/09/2018
» The government aims to attract European finance companies eager to use Thailand as a springboard to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) to invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor's (EEC's) financial centre.
No slipping in sight
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/06/2018
» Let's start by peeling back the numbers: Thailand shipped between 329 million and 470 million baht worth of fresh bananas annually over the past five years, with 2017’s figure amounting to 467.42 million baht, up 41.8% year-on-year.