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2020 budget poised to sail through House
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/12/2019
» The fiscal 2020 budget bill is expected to receive parliamentary approval early next year as the coalition government has sufficient votes from lawmakers to pass the bill, says Kobsak Pootrakool, the Prime Minister's Office Minister.
World Bank predicts swelling poverty
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/12/2018
» Farmers and retirees are likely to join the ranks of those categorised as in poverty next year because of low earnings, depressed farm prices and high household debt, says the World Bank.
Low-interest environment fuels funds
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/03/2014
» Thailand's mutual fund business is forecast to grow 10% this year as yield-hungry investors flee low-interest bank deposits and pursue other investments offering higher returns.
Shares hit by boycott
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/02/2014
» Thai shares yesterday plunged 1.29% to just shy of the 1,300-point threshold, with stocks perceived to be linked to the family of self-exiled prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra at the centre of the sell-off.
Stocks, baht take body blow
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/08/2013
» Thai shares plunged below 1,300 points Tuesday, marking the longest losing streak since 1998, while the baht fell to a fresh three-year low on concerns that foreign outflows will accelerate as the US mulls a military attack against Syria and domestic growth wanes.