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Investors from Japan continue to flock to region
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 08/11/2024
» Investment from Japan is expected to continue to increase in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, as Japan and its partners jointly address challenges and develop cooperation, says the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
Economic titans urge passport idea
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/03/2021
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) urges the government to speed up its decision on adopting a Covid-19 vaccine passport scheme to increase tourist arrivals, despite uncertainty over the effectiveness of such schemes.
Firms eye jabs as national agenda
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/02/2021
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) suggests the government make Covid-19 vaccination a national agenda, with the tourism sector the first to receive vaccines as soon as July.
JSCCIB: 3 months to stave off job fallout
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 07/01/2021
» The government has been given three months to contain infections to prevent unemployment from skyrocketing countrywide as the latest outbreak prompts the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) to downgrade its economic outlook, with only 1.5-3.5% growth this year.
JSCCIB regroups for 2021 forecast change
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/01/2021
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) plans to reassess Thailand's economic outlook in 2021 on Wednesday as stronger state measures against the new outbreak have begun to affect employment in at-risk provinces.
JSCCIB pushes for stimulus continuity
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 08/10/2020
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is calling on the government to carry on with economic stimulus measures and fine-tune them to help Thailand get through the final quarter this year, when the country will likely encounter further risk factors.
JSCCIB: Jobless total to worsen without strong measures
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 10/09/2020
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is warning unemployment reached 2.5 million people in the first half this year and will keep growing next year if state stimulus packages are not strong enough to battle economic woes.
JSCCIB downgrades GDP, sets up rehab panel
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/08/2020
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) has downgraded the country's economic outlook this year to a drop of 7-9% while ushering in a new panel to help formulate a rehabilitation plan to shore up the economy.
JSCCIB: Politics could hurt rehabilitation
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/07/2020
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is worried political infighting could hinder the roll-out of economic rehabilitation plans, especially if there are major reshuffles in ministries overseeing the economy.
Foreign investors eager to return
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/06/2020
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is encouraging the government to allow foreign investors to enter Thailand as part of efforts to cope with the sluggish economy.