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SEC sets out key market reforms for 2026

Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/04/2026

» Amid persistent market volatility and mounting external pressures, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has outlined an ambitious roadmap for the rest of the year, prioritising structural reforms, investor confidence, and proactive risk management.

BUSINESS

Heatwave boon for beverage makers

Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/04/2026

» Hotter and drier weather than usual, as the global climate shifts towards El Niño, is benefiting Thai beverage makers, even as they face cost pressures from prolonged geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East, analysts say.

BUSINESS

Thailand banks on EU trade deal

Business, Somhatai Mosika, Published on 18/04/2026

» The international trade landscape is changing rapidly, with more barriers and the waning influence of certain established international organisations. In response, countries are reducing their reliance on multilateral systems and strengthening economic stability through bilateral and regional free-trade agreements (FTAs).

BUSINESS

SCB X focuses on tech as conflict drives up costs

Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/04/2026

» SCB X, the financial technology group and holding company of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), has locked in low-cost technology investments ahead of a broader rise in expenses driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

BUSINESS

Fuel crisis upends state's fiscal plans

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/04/2026

» The energy crisis may pose a challenge for the government in pursuing its fiscal plan, which aims to reduce the fiscal deficit to no more than 3% of GDP, increase revenue through a higher value-added tax (VAT), and keep public debt below 70% of GDP, according to the Finance Ministry.

BUSINESS

Ministry mulls shelving fuel loan

Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/04/2026

» The Energy Ministry is weighing whether to abandon plans to borrow 150 billion baht to support the fast-depleting Oil Fuel Fund, following a breakthrough in negotiations with oil refineries to lower diesel prices.

BUSINESS

K-Research foresees stagflation risk in H2

Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/04/2026

» Thailand is expected to enter a state of stagflation late in the second quarter and the beginning of the third quarter of this year as businesses begin material restocking while oil prices remain high amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, according to Kasikorn Research Centre (K-Research).

BUSINESS

Thailand targets national investment to boost growth

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/04/2026

» The main pillar of Thailand's current economic strategy is to boost national investment, says Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas.

BUSINESS

Initiative aims to update farming data landscape

Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/04/2026

» The National Statistical Office (NSO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, has launched the One Data initiative to modernise and integrate Thailand's fragmented agricultural data landscape.

BUSINESS

High-frequency trading taking hold in Thailand

Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 16/04/2026

» Thailand's capital market cannot insulate itself from the global rise of high-frequency trading (HFT), which has become an integral part of modern financial markets worldwide, says Pichet Sithi-Amnuai, chairman of the Association of Thai Securities Companies (Asco).