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New fund may finance electric rail lines
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/02/2026
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) is studying guidelines for establishing a 200-billion-baht Thailand Future Fund to acquire all electric railway projects in Bangkok and surrounding areas, bringing them under state ownership.
Dip in truck and motorcycle sales, farm income in August
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/10/2025
» Sales of trucks and motorcycles, as well as farmers' incomes nationwide, continued to contract in August due to the economic slowdown, according to the Fiscal Policy Office's (FPO) regional economic report.
Push to tackle debt via stronger growth
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/12/2024
» The government intends to stimulate economic growth in order to address household debt problems sustainably, according to Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Isan area benefits from cash handout
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/10/2024
» Of the top five provinces in the country that received the most money in the first phase of the government's cash handout, totalling 145 billion baht, four are located in the Northeast.
IBank finally flourishes
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/03/2024
» Over the past two decades, the Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank) has faced numerous challenges in becoming the sole financial institution in the country to provide sharia-compliant financial services in accordance with Islamic principles, says president Thaweelap Rittapirom.
Economic sentiment in country slips
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/05/2021
» The Thailand Regional Economic Sentiment Index dipped in all regions in May except the Northeast and the East following the third wave of the pandemic in April, says Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) deputy spokesman Wuttipong Jittungsakul.
FPO notes signs of uptick, acceleration since April
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/07/2020
» The recovery of economic sentiment has gathered steam since April after the government managed to contain the coronavirus outbreak, says a senior official at the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
Panel approves west section
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/01/2019
» The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Committee has approved the Orange Line's 235-billion-baht western section, stretching from Bang Khun Non to Min Buri, under the fast-track joint investment scheme.
ADB lends B3.4bn for highways
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/07/2018
» The Finance Ministry has borrowed 3.4 billion baht from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build two four-lane roads in Thailand's Northeast, marking the country's first borrowing from the Manila-based development lender in almost a decade.