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Cabinet okays another B560bn in borrowing for 2024
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/02/2024
» The cabinet yesterday approved an additional 560 billion baht in new borrowing for fiscal 2024, bringing total new borrowing for the fiscal year to more than 754 billion.
Government unveils plan to invigorate cross-border trade
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/02/2024
» The government set a goal of reviving cross-border trade including transit trade this year after the value contracted by 2.6% in 2023 from the previous year to 1.7 trillion baht.
New business registrations in 2023 reached decade high
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/01/2024
» Thai entrepreneurs rushed to establish new businesses last year, tallying over 85,000, the highest in a decade, with registered capital worth 560 billion baht.
New firms surge amid Thai recovery
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 21/07/2023
» New corporate registrations are expected to reach 83,000-90,000 this year, boosted by the increase in foreign tourists and the Thai economic recovery, outstripping an earlier projection of 75,000-78,000, according to the Commerce Ministry's Business Development Department.
Tourism firms cash in on travel boom
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/06/2023
» Tourism-related businesses continued to thrive during the first five months of this year, especially foreign currency exchanges, travel agencies, tour guides, restaurants, and hotel, resort and condo companies.
Registrations for tourism businesses grow in 2023
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/05/2023
» The country's tourism sector has experienced a robust recovery based on new registrations of tourism-related businesses in the first four months of this year.
Export forecast lowered amid global woes
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/05/2023
» The Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) has downgraded its export growth forecast for Thailand to 0-1% because of negative factors in both the US and Chinese economies, which are still highly uncertain, as well as geopolitical conflicts.
Exports of rice likely to keep growing
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 28/02/2023
» Demand for Thai rice in the international market remains strong, with Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit expecting the country's exports to potentially increase to 8 million tonnes this year.
Q1 exports anticipated to dip 3-5%
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/02/2023
» Exports are expected to contract 3-5% in the first quarter before starting to recover in the second and third quarters, partially helped by China's reopening, lower freight rates and high global purchases, according to the national shipping group.
Baht hits high-value products
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/02/2023
» High-value industrial products with few imported raw materials such as rubber products, canned and processed seafood, gems and jewellery are expected to be the hardest hit as the baht strengthens, according to the planning unit of the Commerce Ministry.