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BAAC plans to rescue unpaid farmers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/01/2014
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) plans to help unpaid rice farmers if the caretaker government decides not to raise the 130 billion baht needed to pay them under the rice-pledging scheme.
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10% set to lose tax rebates
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/12/2013
» The Excise Department expects no more than 10% of the 1.25 million first-time car buyers who have filed for tax rebates will cancel their applications.
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Anti-graft group wants full disclosure of investment details
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/10/2013
» The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand has asked the government to disclose all information about its investment in megaprojects, even though it may be legally confidential, chairman Pramon Sutivong said.
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For higher returns, invest in human capital
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/10/2013
» The government has clamoured for months about the necessity of its 2-trillion-baht borrowing programme to help modernise our road and rail infrastructure. While many question the approach and methodology of how the programme will be financed, vetted and structured, few doubt that more public investment is sorely needed to support the country's growth over the next several decades.
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Rating agencies remain vigilant on rice pledging
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/09/2013
» Credit rating agencies are watching to see if spending on the state's rice pledging scheme will exceed the 500-billion-baht revolving budget, says a Finance Ministry source.
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GSB contest seeking young, imaginative entrepreneurs
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/08/2013
» While many aspiring billionaires might look to Dhanin Chearavanont or Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi for inspiration, for members of Generation Z, the blueprint for success starts with Aitthipat Kulapongvanich.
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New alcohol tax structure 'unfair'
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/09/2013
» Business operators have slammed the new alcohol excise tax structure as unfair, saying the rates of some categories remain far lower than others despite the same levels of alcohol content.
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Student loan default rate jumps to 50%
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/07/2013
» The debt default rate of the government's low-interest student loan scheme surged to 50% of loans outstanding from 28% in the past, says Deputy Finance Minister Tanusak Lek-uthai.
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BoT forecasts 4.6% growth
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/12/2012
» Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul says the economy should grow by 4.6% next year with the outlook positive for Asia.
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Use state banks as tools, not political toys
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/08/2012
» A cursory scan of the local headlines over the past several months offers up some gloomy reading indeed.
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