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Exports, jobs to be hit by BoI stalemate
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/03/2014
» With the appointment of a new Board of Investment (BoI) delayed by the political impasse, the private sector is warning that employment, domestic consumption and exports will be hard hit this year.
Farmers resist plans for product zones
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/03/2014
» Authorities are being urged to step up agricultural zoning because implementation of the ambitious plan has been moving at a snail's pace.
Oil Fund sees further woes
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/03/2014
» With oil prices spiralling up, authorities warned that the state-owned Oil Fund, the key pillar of local oil price subsidy, faces further liquidity problems.
Pheu Thai ready for ruling
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/03/2014
» The government is poised to resort back to financial institutions’ loans or the fiscal budget deficit to finance the infrastructure development if the planned 2-trillion-baht infrastructure loan bill falls through.
Private sector urges drive in border trade
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/03/2014
» Provincial business leaders are calling on authorities and the caretaker government to boost border trade, as trading activities along border areas have hardly been affected by the political turmoil in Bangkok.
Private sector zeroes in on dual-track bid
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/03/2014
» With the government's 2-trillion-baht infrastructure plans frozen by the Constitution Court's ruling, the private sector is urging the new government to make dual-track rail development a top priority.
Silence on Dawei bids may prompt revision of terms
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/03/2014
» The massive Dawei project has taken a new twist, as no interested bidders have applied for concessions opened in February for three jobs; a dual-lane highway linking Thailand with the site in eastern Myanmar, a small port and a 30,000-rai industrial estate.
NESDB notes GDP drop in 2013
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/02/2014
» Economic growth was the slowest in almost two years in last year’s fourth quarter, as political unrest hurt local demand and tourism.
BoI appointments delayed by stalemate
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/02/2014
» The appointment of a new Board of Investment (BoI) will have to wait until a new government is installed.
Companies seek easier border rules
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/12/2013
» Businesses in Kanchanaburi province have again called for the government to help negotiate with Myanmar to ease goods transport via the province's checkpoints, saying rigid procedures curb the growth of border trade.