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State spending to rise by 3.4% to B3.6tn
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/01/2024
» The cabinet has approved a budget of 3.6 trillion baht for fiscal 2025, with the budget deficit expanding to 713 billion baht.
Study finds weakening farm sector
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/01/2024
» A Commerce Ministry study determined the agricultural sector is wilting and households have relatively high debt, requiring swift and significant adjustments.
Cabinet okays new ESG fund for savers, green investors
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/11/2023
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved the Thailand ESG Fund (TESG), a long-term savings fund that provides tax deductions for individual taxpayers and encourages investments in sustainability.
Cabinet allots B500bn for state enterprises
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/09/2023
» The cabinet approved an investment budget of 500 billion baht on Tuesday for 46 state-owned enterprises in fiscal 2024, which starts in October this year, with an aim to stimulate the country's economy.
Call for greater government assistance
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/09/2023
» The government has been urged to expedite the development of water sources and to urgently improve the varieties of rice and other key agricultural crops, while it has also been advised that the planned debt suspension scheme should operate with conditions.
Budget framework given nod by cabinet
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/09/2023
» The cabinet on Monday approved a budget framework for fiscal 2024 worth 3.48 trillion baht, an increase of 130 billion baht from the previous plan, with a larger budget deficit of 693 billion baht, up from 593 billion baht approved by the previous government.
Recycled clothing demand surges on environmental concerns
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/06/2023
» Clothing made from recycled materials is becoming a global consumer trend as more people are concerned about protecting the environment and reducing emissions.
CPF eyes prospects in the Middle East
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/01/2023
» Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), the SET-listed flagship of food and agribusiness conglomerate CP Group, is keen to invest in the Middle East to tap into the sheer size of the region's population and the people's high purchasing power.
Investment pledges, driven by FDI, rise by 39% to B665bn
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/01/2023
» Thailand's investment pledges rose by 39% in 2022 from the previous year, according to the Board of Investment (BoI).
Fiscal 2024 budget wins approval of state agencies
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/01/2023
» Four state economic agencies endorsed the framework of the fiscal 2024 budget on Wednesday, with state expenditure set at 3.35 trillion baht and a budget deficit of 593 billion baht.