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Using power wisely
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/06/2023
» A new government is expected to be formed following the general election last month, riding the turbulent winds of geopolitical and technological change, which is likely to cause disruption.
Infrastructure outlays to underpin growth
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/01/2023
» The government aims to accelerate state investment this year to provide a tailwind to propel economic growth momentum.
Santi favours updated railway contract
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/01/2023
» Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat supports revising the contract for the high-speed railway linking three airports to take into account the impact from Covid-19 outbreaks on the bid winner, a Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group-led consortium.
State firms set to spend 90% of funds
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/07/2022
» The head of the State Enterprise Policy Office is confident disbursement of state enterprises' investment budgets will reach 90% of the total this year, after tallying 32% as of May.
State enterprises disburse almost B100bn
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/05/2022
» State enterprises disbursed an investment budget of almost 100 billion baht from October 2021 to April 2022, representing 29% of the total investment budget, according to State Enterprise Policy Office director-general Pantip Sripimol.
Arkhom eyes 10% export growth in 2022
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/03/2022
» Despite soaring oil prices and rising production costs driven by the Russia-Ukraine war, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith still hopes to see the Thai export sector expand by 10% this year.
Sepo vows quick funds disbursal
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/06/2021
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) has vowed to expedite disbursement of state enterprise investment, reaching 80-85% of its total investment budget this year, with a goal to increase economic growth.
Foreigners may get chance to invest in TFFIF units
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/01/2020
» The government is likely to let foreign investors plough money into the Thailand Future Fund (TFFIF), a state-backed infrastructure fund, amid strong interest.
SRT finds Hopewell 'loophole'
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/11/2019
» The Transport Ministry and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) are fighting their corners over a court order to pay a huge compensation sum to Hopewell (Thailand) for terminating a contract for the company to build a 60-kilometre-long elevated highway and rail tracks in 1998.
State firms told to boost disbursement
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/09/2019
» State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been instructed to disburse front-loaded investment for certain public projects in a bid to rev up economic growth, says the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).