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Second 'You Fight, We Help' phase may aid 1.7m debtors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/02/2025
» Roughly 1.7 million debtors of non-bank financial institutions, with combined outstanding debt of 50 billion baht, are qualified for assistance under the second phase of the "You Fight, We Help" programme, according to the Finance Ministry's planning unit.
Draft financial hub law heads to cabinet
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/01/2025
» The Finance Ministry has completed drafting the financial hub legislation and expects to submit it to the cabinet in early February.
Casino legalisation bill gives government the final say
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/12/2024
» The government will determine where casino-entertainment complexes will be located to ensure fairness among bidders in the project, if the bill legalising gambling in the country becomes law, Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said.
Cabinet approves Bangkok's Orange Line route
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/07/2024
» The cabinet on Tuesday gave the green light for Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) to kick off the western route project of the Orange Line, according to government spokesman Chai Wacharonke.
Tie-up aims to add another 200,000 members to fund
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/02/2024
» The National Savings Fund (NSF) is partnering with TrueMoney to increase membership of the fund based on the country's ageing demographics, says NSF secretary-general Jaruluck Ruengsuwan.
Exploring the effort to axe duty-free stores
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/12/2023
» Thailand is a well-known tropical destination with cheaper prices for accommodation, meals, transport and activities than in most Western countries.
Talks aimed at quashing Ponzi fraud
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/11/2022
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Finance Ministry have discussed methods to strengthen their efforts to prevent Ponzi schemes, says Fiscal Policy Office director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.
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).
TCG offers six SME programmes
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/01/2021
» State-owned Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) has launched six new loan guarantee programmes for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a combined loan guarantee of 40 billion baht.
KTB nixes compensation for OTP system crash
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/12/2020
» Krungthai Bank (KTB) is not going to compensate those who failed to register for the second-phase co-payment scheme on Wednesday when DTAC's one-time password (OTP) system crashed.