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Focus on border trade in new year
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/12/2012
» Thai businesses have pledged to ramp up border trade in a bid to boost export growth by as much as 5% next year.
Export growth target set at 9%
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/12/2012
» The Commerce Ministry has set a tentative export growth target of 9% for next year, but effects from baht gains driven by the new US fiscal stimulus and from the domestic minimum wage hike may see that figure adjusted.
Survey predicts bleak future for labour-intensive industries
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 21/12/2012
» Labour-intensive industries will face a bleak outlook next year, while hundreds of thousands of businesses, mostly small and medium-sized enterprises, will close due to higher production costs from both rising raw material prices and higher wages, says a new survey.
Export goal still alive but barely
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/12/2012
» The government still hopes exports will end the year with 4.17% growth despite shipments through November increasing by just 2.32%.
Rubber exports bounce back
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/01/2013
» Thai rubber exports will remain on the rise in 2013, with growth estimated at about 3-5% boosted by higher demand from emerging markets including China, India and Brazil.
Consumer confidence rises for third consecutive month
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/01/2013
» Consumer confidence rose for a third straight month in December, hitting a 15-month high, as concerns about global and domestic economic prospects eased.
Bleak outlook for palm oil
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/01/2013
» Thai oil palm and palm oil exports are in trouble, as shipments of local products are less competitive because of high prices as a result of the government's price-intervention scheme.
Inflation falls despite minimum wage rise
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/02/2013
» Inflation in January eased from a 13-month high in December, indicating last month's nationwide minimum wage rise has made only a limited impact.
Consumer confidence rises again
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/02/2013
» Consumer confidence rose for a fourth straight month in January, hitting a 16-month high, as concerns about global and domestic economic prospects eased and people's incomes rose thanks in part to the nationwide daily minimum wage hike, says a local economist.
Service sector concerned about AEC preparedness
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/02/2013
» The service sector will propose strategic plans to the government in a move to have Thailand well prepared for regional economic integration.