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Import duty planned on Jan 1 for low-cost goods
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/11/2025
» The Customs Department is preparing to impose import duties on goods valued less than 1,500 baht (the de minimis value) starting Jan 1 next year to create fair competition for domestic businesses.
How to manage the nation's assets
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/10/2025
» The creation of a Thai sovereign wealth fund (SWF) has been debated in the country for several years.
EV firms told to make car parts in Thailand by 2026
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/09/2024
» Car manufacturers supported by the government's electric vehicle (EV) promotion measures must invest in producing key EV components domestically by 2026, according to the chief of the Excise Department.
Thailand begins OECD membership process
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/04/2024
» Thailand has developed a roadmap to become a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a group of developed countries, aiming to elevate the country’s standards and broaden trade and investment opportunities.
TCG remains upbeat on SME bad-loan outlook
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/09/2020
» Despite lingering concerns about the country's economic prospects, state-owned Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) says the non-performing loan (NPL) ratio for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is unlikely to exceed 8-9% of total outstanding loans this year.
Cheap leases prescribed for squatters
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/10/2019
» The Treasury Department aims to put 100,000 land occupiers on lease contracts within this fiscal year, in accordance with the government's policy to help the poor.
State enterprise bill snagged by tweaks
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/05/2018
» The transfer of 11 corporatised state enterprises' shares owned by the Finance Ministry to a national holding firm as stipulated in a draft bill on reforming state-owned enterprises may have hit a wall after meeting strong opposition, says the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Amended bill targeted to snub out conflicts of interest
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/03/2018
» The amended draft bill on the Securities and Exchange Act will empower the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) board of directors to formulate a mechanism to govern investment of fund management companies, lessening their investment in products related to their parent firms.
More regulation of non-bank financial sector mulled
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/02/2018
» The Finance Ministry wants to set up an autonomous body to regulate non-bank financial institutions that are not supervised by the central bank to protect consumers, says Pornchai Thiraveja, an adviser to the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).