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Ministry preps measures to support cassava trade
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/12/2024
» The Commerce Ministry has requested the Chinese authorities purchase Thai cassava products and has encouraged Thai feed millers to boost their demand for cassava during the peak harvest season.
Ministry touts New Year sale
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/12/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is launching the New Year Mega Sale 2025, offering discounts of up to 80% on more than 40,000 products and services from over 300 different vendors, including manufacturers, department stores, convenience stores and online marketplaces.
Excise review to focus on low retail prices
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/12/2024
» The Excise Department is preparing to review recommended retail prices, which are used as the basis for calculating excise taxes, as the current prices for many products are 5-10% lower than their actual prices.
Tie-up with e-commerce to curb inferior imports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/12/2024
» The Commerce Ministry and relevant agencies plan to sign a memorandum of understanding with e-commerce platforms by early next year to prevent substandard imported products.
SET poised to witness volatile first half in 2025
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/12/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) should remain volatile during the first half of 2025, weighed down by renewed US-China trade tensions and a slowing global economy, particularly the two economic superpowers, says Bualuang Securities (BLS).
Central bank head decries influx of Chinese goods
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/12/2024
» The influx of Chinese goods has significantly affected Thailand's manufacturing growth and constrained loan expansion in the banking sector, says the Bank of Thailand's chief.
B40bn cash handout to oldies by Lunar New Year
Post Reporters, Published on 19/11/2024
» The government's economic stimulus committee chaired by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday agreed to a cash handout of 10,000 baht to each of about 4 million elderly people by the Lunar New Year in early February.
Board of Investment rolls out roadshow to lure China
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/11/2024
» Thailand continues to seek attracting more Chinese businesses to invest in the country as it is organising a new investment roadshow in China to introduce business opportunities to prospective Chinese investors, says the Board of Investment (BoI).
Crackdown on cheap foreign goods planned
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/11/2024
» The Commerce Ministry has drafted a plan to deal with an influx of cheap substandard goods from abroad.
Southeast Asian durian growers shrug off threat of Chinese competition
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/11/2024
» Southeast Asia's China-focused durian producers are concerned about a looming supply glut and economic headwinds that may dull China's appetite for imported fruit, but they have shrugged off the impact of China's durian self-sufficiency drive.