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Digital tech central to national upgrade
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/02/2026
» The government has pledged to leverage digital technology to upgrade agricultural supply chains.
Analyst wary of Chinese threat perception
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/08/2024
» The new government is being urged to urgently address the perception that Chinese products and investments pose a threat to Thais before the issue escalates and negatively affects Thailand's exports and tourism.
Going global
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/07/2023
» Why are Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) unable to penetrate foreign markets as other countries do? Apart from a lack of courage in tackling obstacles to international trade, Thai SMEs' lack of research and development (R&D) is one of the key factors hindering them from entering the global market.
BAAC to launch B100bn savings lottery
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/03/2023
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) plans to raise savings through the launch of savings lotteries worth 100 billion baht, says executive vice-president Manop Jinamai.
Chinese goal for farm produce
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/07/2020
» The Finance Minister has ordered the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) to upgrade its existing online platform for agricultural products to add value so they can be sold on Chinese e-commerce sites.
Stock market for community enterprises mulled
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/12/2019
» The Finance Ministry will next year push for the launch of a brand new stock market for community enterprises, Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana said on Tuesday.
Import duty cut up in the air
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/10/2019
» The Finance Ministry has not made a decision on whether the import duty on luxury brands will be temporarily cut to 5% from 30% as proposed by the Tourism and Sports Ministry to boost tourism this year.
Customs grab B90m in tax dodge items
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/09/2019
» Ninety million baht's worth of brand-name products were seized in tax evasion cases between last October and last month, the Customs Department says.
Customs spots June surge in smuggled goods
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/07/2019
» The trade value of brand-name products smuggled into Thailand surged in June, partly motivated by bigger profits from the firmer baht, says a Customs Department official.
Instability threatens economic growth
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/04/2019
» Without decisive winners from the March 24 poll, there are fears that political instability will affect the country's economy. Such concerns are understandable given that three parties, namely the pro-military Palang Pracharath Party, and Pheu Thai Party and Future Forward Party (which brand themselves as the anti-regime camp), are engaging in a post-election tug of war.