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Household debt rises to 91.3% of GDP
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2024
» The ratio of household debt to gross domestic product in Thailand rose slightly to 91.3% at the end of 2023 from 91% in September, the Bank of Thailand said on Friday, as the economy slowed.
MPI declines for 17th month in a row
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 29/03/2024
» Thailand's Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) dipped for a 17th consecutive month in February, falling by 2.8% year-on-year to 99.2 points, as a result of lower manufacturing in key areas like the automotive industry, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
Toyota to make electric pickups in Thailand
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/03/2024
» The Japanese automaker Toyota wants to benefit from the rapid growth of the electric vehicle (EV) industry in Thailand by manufacturing electric pickup trucks in the country, a move viewed by an industry observer as a fresh effort to revamp its development of zero-emission cars.
Thai stock exodus deepens amid corporate woes
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/03/2024
» A market revival for Thailand just is not coming.
Domestic sales still plummeting
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/03/2024
» Domestic car sales continued to decline, especially in the pickup segment, falling by 26% year-on-year in February, which is expected to be the lowest level in two years, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Carabao aims to be No.1 energy drink
Business, Published on 25/03/2024
» Carabao Group (CBG), the SET-listed manufacturer of Carabao Dang beverages, aims to be the leader in the energy drink sector this year amid sluggish economic growth and a high level of household debt.
Politics of religion
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/03/2024
» Re: "Buddhism is always oddly political", (Opinion, March 16).
‘No reason’ to resist rate cut, says finance official
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/03/2024
» The Bank of Thailand no longer has any reason to refrain from reducing its policy interest rate, says a senior official of the Ministry of Finance.
House finally passes budget bill
Published on 22/03/2024
» The House of Representatives on Friday passed the 3.48-trillion-baht budget bill — more than five months after the 2024 fiscal year began.
Bank of Thailand to weigh recalibrating neutral stance in April
Published on 22/03/2024
» Thailand’s monetary policymakers will weigh the need to adjust the central bank’s neutral interest-rate stance at its meeting next month after reviewing any structural drags on economic growth, Bank of Thailand Assistant Governor Piti Disyatat said.