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Office eyes B40bn via infrastructure funds
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/04/2026
» Several state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are expected to raise a combined 40 billion baht through infrastructure funds, helping to ease the government's public debt burden as such liabilities are not classified as public debt, says the chief of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Egat introduces maiden sustainability-linked bond
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/10/2025
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has issued its first sustainability bond worth 2 billion baht, offering a 1.4% interest rate and attracting investor subscriptions 3.29 times the offering.
Thailand considers excise tax hikes on imported EVs
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/07/2025
» The Ministry of Finance is studying the imposition of a higher excise tax on imported electric vehicles (EVs) that use a low proportion of local content.
Thailand pitches trade proposals to US
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/05/2025
» Proposals that Thailand has submitted to the US Trade Representative (USTR), outline Thailand’s willingness to import energy products, petrochemicals, aircraft, fruit and animal feed from the United States, says Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Planned fund to make electric cars cheaper
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/11/2021
» A government fund is expected to subsidise the prices of electric vehicles (EVs) to keep them closer to the cost of cars powered by internal combustion engines, according to Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, as part of a promotion in Thailand.
Treasury Department reclaiming unused land
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/07/2020
» The Treasury Department plans to pull some unused state lands managed by government agencies into its own oversight to increase their value.
Enterprises take out 85% of budget
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/01/2019
» State enterprises managed to take out 85% of their investment budget last year, up from 84% the previous year but below the target of 95%.
PTT, AoT dish out biggest bonuses
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/02/2018
» National oil and gas firm PTT Plc and Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) emerged as the state enterprises paying the largest staff bonuses for last year’s operations, both at a rate of 7.5 months, says an informed source at the Finance Ministry.