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Mazda expects 2022 sales to grow 10%
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 15/02/2022
» Mazda Sales (Thailand) expects its car sales to grow by 10% this year to 40,000 units, up from 35,000 units in 2021.
Suriya: Protests not derailing FDI
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/10/2020
» The student-led protests against the government will not seriously affect the domestic economy as foreign investors view them as a short-term event, less frightening than the pandemic, says Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.
FTI advises charter amendment for peace
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 20/10/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) wants authorities to step up efforts to amend the controversial charter to find a way out of political turbulence threatening plans to restore the economy.
BoI looks to subcontractors
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 15/01/2020
» The Board of Investment (BoI) is focusing on developing the country's subcontracting sector to serve 12 targeted industries in the future, hoping to build on business value of roughly 38 billion baht created last year.
Perks to capture firms fleeing China ordered
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/09/2019
» The Industry Ministry has ordered the Office of Industrial Economics to finish crafting incentive packages within two weeks to persuade foreign investors to relocate from China into Thailand.
A riveting drama and a new beginning
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/08/2019
» The Horungruang family was a big name in Thai steel before losing its business empire in the financial crisis of 1997. A 200-billion-baht fortune shrank suddenly after the government of the time dropped the currency peg and introduced a floating exchange rate.
Prime Steel predicts flat revenue
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/01/2019
» Prime Steel Mill Co, a Thai steel producer, expects 2019 revenue to stay flat at 10 billion baht, saying global steel prices are suffering from the US-Sino trade war.
Local steel industry roadmap en route
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 18/12/2018
» The Industry Ministry will call on local steel manufacturers to collaboratively design a 5-10 year roadmap for the development of the country's steel industry to serve new targeted industries in the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Sugar-cane exports to nosedive in 2019
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 20/10/2018
» The country's sugar exports are expected to decline sharply by 40-50% in 2019 as cane crops have been promised to the government's new biochemical industry plan, says the Office of Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB).
UPS expects EEC to drive Southeast Asian demand
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/07/2018
» United Parcel Service (UPS), the US logistics provider, expects the government's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme to beef up demand in the sector across Southeast Asia, including Thailand.