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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).
State Enterprise Policy Office seeks PPP nod for medical hub
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/06/2019
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) will push a medical complex with investment value of 10 billion baht in Bangkok's Chatuchak district to proceed under a public-private joint investment scheme.
Sepo urges TOT-CAT merger
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/06/2019
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) will propose to the new government a plan to merge TOT Plc with CAT Telecom, a move deemed essential to helping the two state telecom firms turn the corner.
Sepo nursing 5 enterprises back to health
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/05/2019
» The State Enterprise Policy Office is focused on five financially ailing state enterprises forced into business rehabilitation, aiming to make their turnaround efforts pay off, Sepo's chief says.
Plan to fiscalise BMTA debt moves forward
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/03/2019
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) is set to fiscalise a Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) debt of 100 billion baht if the loss-making state enterprise can turn its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (ebitda) positive.
SME Bank recapitalisation progresses
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/12/2018
» The state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand's (SME Bank) planned 4-billion-baht recapitalisation will enable the bank to extend an additional 40 billion in loans, its chief says.
Sepo tempers disbursement outlook as target slips away
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/11/2018
» State enterprises' investment budget disbursement rate will hit 89% if 100 billion baht is drawn down in the final two months this year, says Chanvit Nakburee, deputy director of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Integrity pacts save B68bn over 4 years
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/11/2018
» Graft-tackling integrity pacts adopted as part of procurement bids helped the government pay nearly 70 billion baht below reference prices over the past four years, says the chief of the Comptroller-General's Department.
IBank: 2018 profit in reach, 80% growth seen next year
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/11/2018
» State-owned Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank) aims for 80% net profit growth in 2019 after turning a profit for the first time in five years this year.
State enterprises drive economy
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/11/2018
» State enterprises invested 310 billion baht in the first nine months of this year, up 45% year-on-year, and were the main force driving the economy, according to the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).