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B35bn injection to aid rural economy
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/03/2017
» The government is injecting 35 billion baht via Village Funds in a bid to spur the rural economy and support community-based entrepreneurs under the government-initiated Pracha Rat public-private collaborative scheme.
Industrial grain first up for auction
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/03/2017
» The government is calling the first auction for 3.66 million tonnes of grain unfit for human consumption.
Rollback for rice auctions
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/03/2017
» The government is likely to approve the sale of just 1 million tonnes of rice in the first general auction of state rice stocks in 2017 after the bidding prices offered on another 1-million-tonne lot were deemed too low.
Rice exports could slip
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/02/2017
» Thai rice exports are expected to drop by 3.8% in volume this year, with export prices likely to stay relatively low because of higher global supply and stiffer competition.
January prices up by most in over 2 years
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/02/2017
» The consumer price index (CPI) rose at the fastest pace in more than two years in January, driven by higher food and oil prices.
AEC: One year on
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/01/2017
» The Asean Economic Community (AEC) has just marked its one year anniversary after it officially came into effect on Dec 31, 2015.
The comparative regional investment scorecard so far
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/01/2017
» The Asean Economic Community (AEC) officially came into effect on Dec 31, 2015. A year on, how much has the pact achieved?
State rice stocks headed for disposal
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/12/2016
» The government is committed to disposing all 8 million tonnes of state rice stocks next year.
Potential slowdown stirs fears
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/12/2016
» With the sluggish economy and poor export performance in the second half, the business sector is concerned that Thai economic growth may fail to reach 3.3-3.5% as forecast.
Rice farmers urge haste on storage scheme
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 28/10/2016
» The government is being urged to speed up the implementation of measures to curb a sharp fall in price of Thai Hom Mali rice, particularly this year's pledging scheme for farmers with their own rice barns.