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Sommai: Handouts inevitable
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 31/01/2015
» The government's planned 100-billion-baht scheme to ease low-income earners' financial burden will focus on job creation but inevitably include cash handouts, says Finance Minister Sommai Phasee.
Legacies and liabilities
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 17/11/2014
» There are mixed feelings about the government's latest efforts in pushing forward inheritance and gift taxes aimed at narrowing income disparity in the country.
Tisco: Expect slower recovery
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 24/10/2014
» The Thai economy has rebounded swiftly from political turmoil over the past eight years mainly because of consumer-driven populist policies, says a bank economist.
Household debt 'to rise'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 17/10/2014
» Thailand's household debt is expected to climb next year as a decent economic recovery spurs spending and credit-card use, but family debt should expand more slowly, says Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch).
World Bank revises Thailand's growth to 1.5%
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 07/10/2014
» Despite rising hopes stemming from the 324.5-billion-baht stimulus measures, Thailand's economy this year is projected to grow by only 1.5% due to the slow recovery in domestic consumption and exports, says the World Bank.
Seminar: Stimuli to cut downside risks
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 03/10/2014
» The government's recently announced economic stimulus measures are expected to cut downside risks to Thailand's growth this year and help to drive next year's growth to 4.8%, says the Bank of Thailand.
Land of free spenders
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 08/09/2014
» Judging from the urban skyscrapers and glitzy malls to extravagant tourist resorts, Thailand looks like a paradise for free spenders and shoppers.
FDI cash still flowing into Thailand
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 27/06/2014
» Despite the recent coup, inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) is expected to continue flowing into Thailand due to the country’s strategic location, clusters of industrial facilities and the new Board of Investment (BoI), says the International Institute for Trade and Development.
PTT earmarks $32.7bn for 5-year plan
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 21/06/2014
» PTT Group has earmarked US$32.7 billion for capital expenditure through 2018, with petroleum explorer flagship PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) taking the lion's share of $16.4 billion.
BoT: Technical recession ‘unlikely’
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 20/06/2014
» The economy is not expected to enter a technical recession since economic activity picked up in the second quarter compared with the first quarter’s dismal growth, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.