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Ukraine war hits growth forecast
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/03/2022
» Thai economic growth is expected to dip to 2.5%, down from an earlier target of 3-4.5%, with the upper bound of inflation at 3% as a result of the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, says the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB).
PTT sees chance of oil prices cooling
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/03/2022
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc still sees a chance of global oil prices cooling down if the Russia-Ukraine clash is not protracted and Iran can export more oil.
Call for state to cut benzine excise tax
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/02/2022
» The government should offer another temporary excise tax cut of three baht on benzine to ease the financial burden from soaring global oil prices caused by the Russia-Ukraine clash, says a Thammasat University economist.
Call for cap on utility prices
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 10/02/2022
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) wants the government to put a cap on electricity, water and cooking gas prices to slow down living cost increases as well as push stimulus measures as the Thailand Industry Sentiment Index (TISI) continued to increase to 88 points in January.
Shippers expect year-end orders to beef up exports
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 24/11/2021
» More goods purchase orders from abroad during year-end festivals are expected to help increase export value by 15-16% to US$266-268 million this year, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
FTI wary of oil price surge, baht
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/10/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has asked the government to carefully deal with two key economic issues -- the global oil price surge and baht depreciation -- to avoid a greater burden on the pandemic-plagued economy.
Nissan mum on discontinuation report
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/09/2020
» Nissan is choosing not to comment further on a report that it has ended production of Sylphy, Teana and X-Trail models in Thailand but says it's confident in marketing new vehicles, including electric models.
New Year price slash for B10, E20
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 14/12/2019
» The Energy Ministry plans to cut retail prices for biodiesel B10 and gasohol E20 by another one baht per litre during the New Year period to reduce fuel costs for Thais during the long holiday.
Community scheme to start next year
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 10/12/2019
» The Energy Ministry plans to begin the Energy for All community-owned power project scheme in 2020, granting power-generating licences to the first group of applicants with a combined investment of 70-80 billion baht.
Fuel subsidies agreed for three months
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 18/09/2019
» The Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) has agreed to reduce a levy collection from gasoline and diesel users by another one baht and 60 satang per litre respectively from Wednesday.