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Thailand holds its breath as election approaches
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/12/2025
» The 2026 general election marks a pivotal moment in the nation's volatile political landscape.
Pichai sounds alarm on US trade surplus
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/04/2025
» Thailand needs to quickly reduce its trade surplus with the US by any means possible, says Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Retail investors snap up government savings bonds
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/03/2024
» Government savings bonds drew overwhelming interest from retail investors this month as interest rates are expected to decline.
Arkhom pours cold water on prospect of tiered VAT
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/09/2022
» The Finance Ministry is not seriously considering introducing a two-tier value-added tax (VAT) system as revenue collection in the 2022 fiscal year is expected to hit its targets, says Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
PDMO preps B21bn bonds
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/08/2022
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) will offer the final batch of government savings bonds worth 21 billion baht later this month, of which 20 billion baht's worth will be offered on a "small lot first" basis to provide an opportunity to as many individual investors as possible to snap up the bonds, said director-general Patricia Mongkhonvanit.
Savings bonds appeal to a new crowd
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/11/2020
» Investing in savings bonds is a conventionally safe investment option as the principal amount does not disappear and a consistent return is maintained.
BAAC aims for coverage of 45.7m rai
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/04/2020
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) aims for up to 45.7 million rai of rice farmland to be covered by crop insurance for the 2020 season, a high-ranking BAAC official says.
Uttama nixes recession utterances
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/11/2019
» Thailand has caught a cold but is not on the verge of recession, says Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana.
BAAC crop insurance to cover fruit and dairy farms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/07/2019
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) plans to expand crop insurance to cover fruit and dairy farming in response to farmers' interest in protection against natural disasters.
Somkid: Coalition to put off investors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/03/2019
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is concerned that a fractured coalition will delay the formation of the next government and dampen investor confidence.