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Nation urged to play to its strengths
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/12/2025
» Thailand must recalibrate its strategic positioning to remain competitive in the evolving global landscape, concentrating only on sectors where it offers true strengths, rather than spreading its efforts across many industries as in the past through the 10-cluster policy, according to an economics analyst.
Thai govt loans to cushion blow of Trump tariffs
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/07/2025
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has been ordered to provide 200 billion baht in soft loans to support Thai entrepreneurs hit by US President Donald Trump's tariff measures.
NESDC downgrades Thai growth for 2023
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/08/2023
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has revised its forecast for this year’s economic growth to 2.5-3%, down from the previous forecast of 2.7-3.7% due to the impact of the global economic slowdown, says secretary-general Danucha Pichayanan.
Populism hits plan to rein in fiscal red ink
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/06/2019
» The Finance Ministry is likely to delay its balanced budget goal if the new government strictly pursues populist campaign promises, says a senior official at the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
New govt faces massive economic task
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/05/2019
» For the first time in five years, Thailand will soon be ruled by an elected coalition government. But the new administration, which is being formed by coalition allies, will not have any honeymoon period.
SMEs urged to use hedging
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/02/2018
» A fee waiver scheme initiated by the government, the Bank of Thailand and banks for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to buy foreign exchange option contracts on trial is estimated to add 20 billion baht in export value, says the chief of the Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Thailand).