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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.
GSB readies B100bn for small firms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/07/2020
» State-run Government Savings Bank (GSB) is prepared to offer a fresh batch of soft loans worth 100 billion baht to help virus-ravaged small business operators in the tourism and service sectors keep their employees on payroll.
Added local travel perks shaping up
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/07/2020
» The Finance Ministry is poised to launch a fresh package to encourage domestic travel on weekdays, aiming to boost the country's GDP by 0.2-0.3 percentage points.
Somkid rustles up larger SME loans
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/07/2020
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has instructed related parties to set up a new mechanism to enable medium-scale business operators, particularly those in aviation and tourism, to seek a credit line exceeding 500 million baht from the central bank's soft loan scheme to help them maintain employment.
Big projects facing delays, says Somkid
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/06/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic has delayed major public-private partnership (PPP) projects, putting many six to 10 months behind schedule, according to Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
B310bn farm rehab scheme to begin
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/06/2020
» An agricultural rehabilitation scheme worth 310 billion baht is set to begin this month, helping 2 million people who lost jobs and returned to their home provinces, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
SEC mulls alternative bond funding
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/06/2020
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has floated an idea to set up a fund to help issuers of non-investment-grade corporate bonds in the pandemic era.
Somkid: Aid for keeping employees on payroll coming
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/05/2020
» The Finance Ministry will offer assistance to business operators that pledge to keep workers on the payroll as the economy is ravaged by the pandemic, according to Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Economic rehab plan en route
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/05/2020
» A 400-billion-baht borrowing plan intended for economic and social rehabilitation after the pandemic to strengthen the domestic economy will be added to the cabinet's agenda next week, with the first batch expected to be doled out later this month.
Village Funds repurposed
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/05/2020
» The global lockdown has disrupted activities related to exports and tourism, mainstays of the Thai economy comprising over 80% of GDP. This underscores the importance of a local economy-driven growth model.