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Provident fund contribution delay continues
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/01/2021
» The Finance Ministry has allowed employers and employees to extend halting or delaying provident fund contributions for another six months amid the recent Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand.
New finance minister ready to seek remedies
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/08/2020
» Newly appointed Finance Minister Predee Daochai is set to meet with the ministry's officials this week to discuss the economy and upcoming remedy measures.
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.
Setthaput latest to vie for BoT post
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/07/2020
» Setthaput Suthiwart-Narueput, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee and the prime minister's advisory team, has joined the race for the top job at the Bank of Thailand, bringing the number of contenders to six.
TCG sets B30bn loan guarantee for frail SMEs
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/07/2020
» State-owned Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) has set a loan guarantee amount of 30 billion baht for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) operators whose loans are at risk of turning sour.
Tax breaks to ease coronavirus stress
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/07/2020
» The Finance Ministry is offering sales tax reductions and a short-term tax break for certain businesses to help them cope better with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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.
State banks to offer free meals to needy
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/06/2020
» The Ministry of Finance is planning to fund meal handouts at state banks to help people across the kingdom impacted by Covid-19.
Govt mulls extra public debt
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/06/2020
» The Finance Ministry is weighing the necessity of additional borrowing to offset the budget deficit for this fiscal year and has instructed all tax-collecting agencies to arrange a revenue-collection management plan to boost state coffers.