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Growth quickens on local demand
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/02/2013
» Thailand's economic growth accelerated in the fourth quarter on rising exports and local demand, reducing pressure on the central bank for further interest-rate cuts.
March auto sales tumble 46.7%
Reuters, Published on 28/04/2014
» Automobile and truck sales plummeted by 46.7% from the same period last year, according Federation of Thai Industries data on Monday.
Toyota Leasing upbeat as loan growth dips
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 13/08/2014
» Toyota Leasing (Thailand), the automotive leasing arm of Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT), expects its car loans will still manage to grow despite an expected fall in sales of overall domestic cars.
Key challenges for 2015
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 05/01/2015
» Thais are hopeful that the Year of the Goat will be an easier and more prosperous one than the rough and bumpy Year of the Horse.
Right products for the right markets the key in Asean
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 19/10/2015
» Unfazed by the fierce competition in Southeast Asia's largest automotive market, Apollo Tyres Ltd rolled into Thailand two years ago, hoping to present another side of Indian brands and create a space for itself within Asean.
Stimulus hopes and chinese gdp cheer stock investors
Business, Published on 18/07/2016
» Recap: Hopes that British and Japanese policymakers would ramp up economic stimulus bolstered risk appetites in global stock markets. China's better-than-expected second-quarter GDP also buoyed sentiment. The Thai market tracked the global trend.
Anxiety over Syria, North Korea keeps lid on stocks
Business, Published on 18/04/2017
» Recap: Asian stock indices were mixed last week as rising geopolitical risks from the US missile strike on Syria and soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula kept investors on edge. The same concerns lifted gold to five-month highs, while oil advanced amid confidence that Saudi Arabia will support an extension to Opec-led output cuts just as US stockpiles show signs of shrinking. The Thai stock market edged up, driven by buying in heavyweight energy stocks.
Time to move up
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 01/05/2017
» Asian steelmakers should focus on innovation and value-added products to combat a possible influx of cheap steel diverted from the United States if Washington imposes anti-dumping duties on steel imports from Asia, industry executives say.
Robotics in the fast lane
Business, Published on 16/06/2017
» The manufacturing sector has played a significant part in Thailand's economic growth and will continue to hold a prominent stake in the country's progress towards Thailand 4.0. The sector contributed 26.9% to the country's GDP in 2015, with automotive assembly particularly important.
Magazines hit hardest in ad spending's downward spiral
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 13/07/2017
» Total media advertising spending in Thailand continued to decline in the first half of 2017 due to the still fragile economic recovery, Nielsen Thailand reports.