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How Thailand's welfare state could change
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/06/2023
» For the past few decades, many countries have been working towards providing "healthcare for all", including equity in access to healthcare and healthcare financing.
Panel to finalise exchange
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/01/2020
» The new exchange planned as a fundraising venue for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups is expected to take shape at the meeting of a committee tasked to develop Thailand's capital markets on Jan 30.
Tax agency beats target
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/01/2019
» The Revenue Department got off to a good start by exceeding its target by 7.3% for the first three months of fiscal 2019, largely thanks to higher value-added tax (VAT) payments propelled by increases in imports and oil prices.
Blockchain undergoes tests for tracking VAT payments
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/12/2018
» The Revenue Department is testing blockchain to track value-added tax (VAT) payments in its innovation lab, putting Thailand on the path to becoming the first country to use the distributed ledger for tax probes if the technology is adopted.
Apisak keen on larger insurance market
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/09/2018
» Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong is urging local insurers to have a master plan to strengthen their financial positions and enlarge their business size, enabling them to insure the government's big-ticket infrastructure projects worth 3 trillion baht without reinsuring with overseas companies.
Treasury Department eyes accelerated construction
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/06/2018
» The Treasury Department looks set to amend a condition in its lease concession contracts to start charging rent from the date a contract is signed, aiming to compel concessionaires to speed up investment.
Launch mulled over for second TFF batch
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/06/2018
» The government wants to launch the second batch of Thailand Future Fund (TFF) assets, with an estimated fundraising size of 100 billion baht as the infrastructure fund's first tranche is set to go public by September.
Treasury revives 3 projects
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/05/2018
» The Treasury Department's three long-delayed development projects -- the Mor Chit area, the construction of a boutique hotel on a prime plot of the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, and the expansion of Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) -- are expected to be revived soon.
BAAC to refuel loan scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/02/2018
» The state-owned Bank for Agricultural and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) plans to offer a new batch of the One Tambon One Farming SME loan scheme worth 50 billion baht after the first 72-billion-baht batch is set to be fully drawn down by next month.
BAAC woos farmers to use mobile
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/01/2018
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) aims for at least 500,000 farmers to use its mobile banking services this year.