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Raft of aid measures for affected farmers
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/08/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved a cash handout worth a combined 1.69 billion baht to help ease the plight of farmers in the North and Northeast hit by tropical floods in 36 provinces.
Somkid, Bishop discuss TAFTA revision
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/08/2017
» The Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), which came into being in January 2005, is to be revised to broaden the partnership and include the service sector.
Cabinet approves emergency budget
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/07/2017
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved an emergency 22.9 billion baht budget for fiscal 2017 to help farmers improve production in line with the sufficiency economy philosophy, initiated by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Rental deal seeks to lure more firms
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/06/2017
» The government has agreed to waive rental fees for state land in special economic zones (SEZs) in Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Phanom, in a bid to attract private investment.
Expressways get approval to gird TFF
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 31/05/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to put two expressways as underlying assets for Thailand Future Fund (TFF), with the first batch of the fund expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the third quarter of this year.
BoI green-lights EV privileges
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/03/2017
» The Board of Investment (BoI) yesterday approved promotional privileges for electric vehicles (EVs), including tax holidays of 5-8 years.
Tax option to attract EEC talent backed
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/03/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved a Finance Ministry proposal to offer a personal income tax option for global talents working for companies that invest in 10 target industries in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
GSB, BAAC to provide emergency loans
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/02/2017
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) and the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) are set to extend a total of 10 billion baht in emergency loans to farmers and low-income earners as part of efforts to tackle the problem of loan sharks.
'I am confident about 2017'
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/01/2017
» The military government brought in Somkid Jatusripitak to lead the regime's economic team in 2015, as the country was struggling with internal politics and global economic downturn.
GSB scheme for borrowers approved
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/12/2016
» The cabinet yesterday approved the Government Savings Bank's (GSB) plan to help small-scale borrowers with loans under 300,000 baht.