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US-China tariff pause eases trade tension
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/05/2025
» The temporary agreement between the US and China to slash the severe reciprocal tariffs imposed on each other and to cooperate to prevent further disruption to the global economy should have a positive impact on trade, according to an analyst.
Delay may blunt effect of handout
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/11/2023
» The digital wallet handout, estimated to cost the government 500 billion baht, is two to three months behind schedule, which may result in diminishing economic stimulus effects, says Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
Ministry eyes B3,000 handout for tourists
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/06/2020
» Eligible recipients of domestic tourism stimulus measures will be entitled to a 3,000-baht cash handout that will automatically be deducted from their bills when they spend nights or pay for food or services at participating hotels, restaurants and related tourism operators, says an informed source at the Finance Ministry.
B150bn from future budgets may be used
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/05/2020
» The government is set to reallocate 150 billion baht from the 2020 and 2021 fiscal budgets if additional funds for economic and social restoration are needed to blunt the fallout from the pandemic, says the Budget Bureau.
Village Funds repurposed
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/05/2020
» The global lockdown has disrupted activities related to exports and tourism, mainstays of the Thai economy comprising over 80% of GDP. This underscores the importance of a local economy-driven growth model.
Central bank feeling the heat from Fed's rate cut
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/03/2020
» The Federal Reserve's emergency rate cut will put pressure on the Bank of Thailand to follow in the US central bank's footsteps, according to a senior official at the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
FPO: Bank of Thailand feels pressure to cut rates
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/03/2020
» The Federal Reserve's emergency rate cut will put pressure on the Bank of Thailand to follow in its footsteps, according to a senior official at the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).