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Industry Ministry defers SMEs' debt payments
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 31/03/2020
» The Industry Ministry will suspend debt payments for 12 months for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by the Covid-19 outbreak who borrowed money from the 20-billion-baht Pracha Rat fund.
February index wilts on sugar cane woes
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/03/2020
» Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) fell by 5.19% year-on-year in February to 99.9 points, according to the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
TISI drops to lowest level in 21 months
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 20/03/2020
» The Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) in February hit its lowest level in 21 months, dropping to 90.2 because of weak purchasing power and the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a report of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Steel producers brace for demand dip
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 13/03/2020
» Steel manufacturers expect domestic steel consumption in 2020 will decrease to 15-16 million tonnes from 17-18 million tonnes last year, mainly because of lower economic activity because of the Covid-19 outbreak and the drought.
EconThai warns of unemployment spike
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/03/2020
» Widespread unemployment is expected in the industrial sector this year as the economy braces for continued fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, just as over 500,000 new graduates leave university this May, says the Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai).
Dry factories sound the alarm in EEC
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/03/2020
» The government is warning that water reserves for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) are only sufficient until June unless the state finds additional sources to avoid a shortage.
KBS sugar production income to drop 25-30%
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/03/2020
» SET-listed Khonburi Sugar Plc (KBS) expects revenue from sugar production to decrease by 25-30% this year from a total of 6.99 billion baht because of lower production output as a result of the drought.
SKC uses innovation to beat drought
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/02/2020
» Thailand's recurring droughts have become an issue for Siam Kubota Corporation (SKC), the farm machinery maker, but it remains optimistic that revenue will increase 5-10% in 2020, largely from farm machinery.
New factory growth seen rebounding
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 08/01/2020
» The Industrial Works Department expects the number of newly registered factories to rise 10% to 4,817 and investment value to climb 3.4% to 500 billion baht in 2020, driven by the government's investment incentives and megaprojects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
FTI: Sentiment ready to bounce back in 2020 despite troubles
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/12/2019
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) estimates overall industrial sentiment in 2020 will recover thanks to huge demand from neighbouring countries.