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Official: Stay the course on EV sector
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/03/2024
» Despite concern over the arrival of the Chinese electric vehicle supply chain to the domestic automotive industry, Thailand must continue to fuel the growth of its EV sector, says finance permanent secretary Lavaron Sangsnit.
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Tapping a vast market
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/02/2024
» The restoration of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Saudi Arabia in 2022 following a 30-year break has created new opportunities for Thailand to tap into demand for its halal products in Middle Eastern markets.
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Fiscal status unfazed by continued tax discount
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/01/2023
» The Finance Ministry is confident the cabinet's decision to extend the diesel excise tax cut by another four months will not affect the country's fiscal status as net revenue collection for fiscal 2023 is expected to exceed the target, says Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat.
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Travel perks set to hit quota next week
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/09/2019
» The 1,000-baht cash giveaway and 15% cash rebate scheme for domestic tourism is expected to reach its quota of 10 million recipients next Wednesday after a brisk pace of registration.
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Exim: Scant 0.2% growth due this year
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/08/2019
» The country's export growth is estimated to reach a meagre 0.2% this year, weighed down by the US-Sino trade spat and the stronger baht, according to Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Thailand).
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Farm income continues brisk recovery
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/08/2018
» Farm income continued to improve for a fifth straight month in July, reinforcing signs that the economic recovery has trickled down to grassroots people, says a senior official at the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
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SME Bank cuts ratio of NPLs to acceptable level
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/04/2016
» A mere 1.2% of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand's new loans have turned sour, allowing it to cut its bad-loan ratio to 18% this year.
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SME Bank presses for expanded credit lines
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/05/2015
» The state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) has urged the Finance Ministry to speed up approval for the bank to double its credit limit to 30 million baht per borrower in order to boost liquidity for small business.
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Farmer happiness down from August
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/07/2014
» Farmer happiness last month dropped substantially from its peak last August when they had high hopes of stable income from the Yingluck Shinawatra administration's rice pledging scheme, reports a Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives' (BAAC) poll.
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Growing a better future
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/09/2013
» For all of Thailand's economic progress in recent history, millions across the country continue to face a daily struggle for survival, either as day labourers or subsidence farmers. Despite the tens of billions of baht spent each year on anti-poverty programmes, there are few easy, quick fixes to the problems of perpetual debt.
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