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Thai business registrations screened for fraudsters
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/01/2025
» The government is linking applicants for business registrations with data on individuals identified as high-risk for money laundering, aiming to mitigate economic crime. Starting yesterday, applications with names that are on the high-risk list will be deferred, requiring valid supporting documents.
Business registrations thoroughly screened to thwart scammers
Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2025
» Authorities have started to delay the registration of new companies by people with suspected links to money-laundering to block the scam gangs that open mule accounts under the names of new companies.
Thai-Sri Lanka FTA talks to resume after 4 years
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/01/2023
» Thailand will launch the second free trade area (FTA) negotiations with Sri Lanka on Monday, in a bid to strengthen the economic partnership between the two countries, according to the Department of Trade Negotiations.
Hoping for green development
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 31/12/2021
» The coming year looks to be an eventful one with activities that could have a big impact on Thailand, ranging from the country's hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit to the trial of the retail Central Bank Digital Currency (retail CBDC).
Trade officials warn of Vietnam's edge
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 28/01/2021
» Thai manufacturers and exporters are being urged to improve their competitiveness in the European market as prospective EU buyers may shift to cheaper goods from Vietnam after the EU-Vietnam free-trade agreement (FTA) became effective in August 2020.
Hopes for 2021 EU negotiation revival
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2020
» Trade negotiations for the long-awaited Thai-EU free trade agreement (FTA) are likely to resume by early next year.
Hearings on EU FTA set for this month and next
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 09/10/2019
» The Trade Negotiations Department is scheduled to hold public hearings nationwide to hear from all stakeholders throughout October and November, aiming to revive long-delayed trade talks between Thailand and the EU.
India mulls import tax in RCEP talks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/09/2019
» India plans to propose the imposition of "safeguard tax" on imports to better protect domestic industries as part of the long-awaited Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which is supposed to reduce trade barriers.
Govt ready to host Asean summit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/06/2019
» Thailand is getting ready to welcome regional leaders ahead of the Asean Summit next week.
EU agrees to let Thailand negotiate export quotas
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/06/2019
» The European Union (EU) has agreed to allow Thailand to negotiate its export quota for 31 products, said Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Department of Trade Negotations.