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Rocky year eyed for auto parts makers
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/01/2026
» Thai auto parts makers could face a rough 2026 as Mexico, a key car assembler, now imposes tariffs on goods, including car components, from countries without free trade agreements (FTAs).
Call for action as baht sparks panic
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/09/2024
» Serious efforts to address baht appreciation are needed as it is threatening to dampen the country’s key economic engines of exports and tourism, while businesses struggle with an unsettled domestic economy, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Thailand urged to sign mini-FTAs at Apec events
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/11/2022
» Thailand can use the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit and its side meeting, the Apec CEO Summit, to forge more cooperation under "mini-free trade agreements" (mini-FTAs) as part of efforts to brace for a global economic slowdown next year, says the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB).
Perks to capture firms fleeing China ordered
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/09/2019
» The Industry Ministry has ordered the Office of Industrial Economics to finish crafting incentive packages within two weeks to persuade foreign investors to relocate from China into Thailand.
FTI urges new government to back SME innovation fund
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/06/2019
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) plans to talk with the new finance minister about the government's cooperation with its plan to establish an innovation capital fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).