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Thailand mulls raft of stimulus measures
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/05/2025
» The new economic stimulus measures currently under review cover exports, tourism, tax base expansion and agricultural development, as well as soft loans to mitigate the impacts of a stagnant economy, says Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Bank of Thailand predicts 2024 growth of 4.4%
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/10/2023
» The Bank of Thailand has maintained its GDP growth forecast for next year at 4.4%, inclusive of the government's economic stimulus measures, says assistant governor Piti Disyatat.
Policy rate rise expected
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/08/2022
» The meeting of the Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) next week is expected to raise the policy rate by 0.50%, according to Pipat Luengnaruemitchai, chief economist of KKP Research under Kiatnakin Phatra Securities Public Co.
EXIM set to extend debt relief
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/08/2021
» Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand) is poised to extend the two-month debt relief period that began last month for its customers until the end of the year to ease their burden from the impact of the pandemic, said the bank's president Rak Vorrakitpokatorn.
Exim predicts no growth in exports
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/02/2020
» State-owned Export-Import Bank (Exim) of Thailand cut its export forecast for this year to a range of no growth to a 2% contraction, assuming the coronavirus epidemic and the trade war will ravage the country's outbound shipments.
Poverty is not a political commodity
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/02/2019
» As the election is drawing near, most if not all political parties are making eradicating poverty and closing the economic gap their flagship policy, rolling out enticing populist programmes in the hope of winning the hearts and minds of voters.
Exim says loan goal within reach
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/08/2018
» State-owned Export-Import Bank of Thailand extended new loans worth 25 billion baht in the first seven months of 2018, adding to signs that its full-year loan growth target of 30 billion baht is within reach, Exim's chief says.
Exim high on export prospects
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/07/2018
» Export-Import Bank of Thailand is optimistic that shipment growth will reach the upper end of the forecast range of 7-9% this year, on the back of robust global economic growth, high commodity prices and continuing relocation of manufacturers' production bases to Thailand.
Optimistic Exim revises up export growth rate to 10%
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/05/2018
» The state-owned Export-Import (Exim) Bank of Thailand has painted a rosy picture regarding exports, saying the country's merchandise shipment growth could reach double digits this year.
EEC tapped to drive 4% GDP expansion
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/01/2018
» The Finance Ministry is hoping that the beginning of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project will help drive the country's economic growth above 4% in 2018, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.