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Liquidity support for hospitality firms underway
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/02/2021
» The Finance Ministry has promised to look into devising a measure to beef up liquidity for hard-hit hospitality businesses after meeting a private sector representative.
State firms plan outlay of B300bn in 2021
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/02/2021
» State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are expected to disburse around 300 billion baht from a total investment budget for fiscal 2021 worth 307 billion, says the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Ministry preps B200bn for new relief measure
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/01/2021
» The Finance Ministry is preparing to inject financial aid worth around 200 billion baht to combat deteriorating economic conditions during the prolonged Covid-19 crisis.
Informal workers need accounts for handouts
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/01/2021
» Informal workers must have monetary deposits in a bank account to be eligible for the 3,500-baht financial relief available for a two-month period, says a Finance Ministry source.
Shippers seek baht management
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/11/2020
» The Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) is urging financial authorities to manage the local currency's value to hover around 31 baht against the US dollar for trade competitiveness.
State enterprise status for KTB preserved
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/11/2020
» Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith is preparing to forward a proposal to the cabinet to maintain Krungthai Bank's (KTB) status as a state-owned enterprise (SOE), with a duty to promote the government's economic activities.
Leaden farm prices may tip extended debt moratorium
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/10/2020
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) may have to extend the debt moratorium period because of the Covid-19 crisis and unimproved farm product prices, says a Finance Ministry source.
Finance Ministry preps B45bn for latest cash handout
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/09/2020
» The Finance Ministry is to propose a 45-billion-baht cash handout to 15 million people for cabinet approval by mid-September to stimulate consumer spending.
FPO: B758bn available for post-virus rebuilding
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/08/2020
» The government has a combined annual fiscal budget of 758 billion baht for fiscal 2020 and 2021 to remedy the coronavirus crisis, says the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
SME soft loan conditions may be relaxed for better access
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/08/2020
» The new economic team is preparing to amend the soft loan conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to enable greater loan access and sustain jobs.