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Student loan applications reach record high
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/09/2024
» The number of students applying for loans from the Student Loan Fund (SLF) rose to 837,000 for the 2024 academic year, a new record high attributed to the economic downturn.
Pact aims to enhance capabilities of SMEs
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/07/2024
» The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME D Bank) has teamed up with the National Innovation Agency (NIA) to support entrepreneurs who have developed innovations by providing them with interest-free loans for a period of up to three years.
Student Loan Fund available for all adults
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/09/2023
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) will be available to all working-age adults for upskilling and reskilling as Thailand becomes an ageing society, says Chainarong Katchapanan, manager of the SLF.
Exim offers small firms export boost
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/08/2022
» Export-Import (Exim) Bank of Thailand has launched a project to encourage small merchants or individuals to enter the export business, says president Rak Vorrakitpokatorn.
Exim Bank's tools can help SMEs survive, thrive
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/12/2021
» Although many parties share common views on a better economic outlook for Thailand and the world next year, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) might still have no good reason to celebrate, said Rak Vorrakitpokatorn, president of Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank).
GSB preps B5bn for jobless
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/09/2021
» Government Savings Bank (GSB) plans to launch a soft loan package worth 5 billion baht next month to help the unemployed, aiming to create 100,000 jobs, says president and chief executive Vitai Ratanakorn.
Economic rehab plan en route
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/05/2020
» A 400-billion-baht borrowing plan intended for economic and social rehabilitation after the pandemic to strengthen the domestic economy will be added to the cabinet's agenda next week, with the first batch expected to be doled out later this month.
Tourism aid headed to economic cabinet
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/03/2020
» Large-scale measures to help tourism-related operators and employees affected by the coronavirus epidemic are set to go before the economic cabinet this Friday.
Stimulus package deferred by week
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/03/2020
» A fresh relief package for the tourism sector, earlier slated to seek cabinet approval today, will be deferred probably until next week as further information is needed, says a source at the Finance Ministry who requested anonymity.
Finance Ministry earmarks B100bn for tourism
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/02/2020
» The Finance Ministry is preparing to offer 100 billion baht in soft loans as a lifeline to coronavirus-ravaged tourism operators as part of new relief measures that will seek the cabinet's approval by early March.