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Thailand's most important economic goal
Business, Daniel Witt, Published on 30/07/2024
» Any relatively new finance minister, such as Pichai Chunhavajira, comes into office facing a crowded agenda: Maintain good relations with the central bank, ensure strong revenue collections and pursue fiscally responsible policies, manage customs and excise. Keep an eye on inflation, which reached 1.54% in May but eased to 0.62% in June, and meet the joint monetary policy target agreed with the Bank of Thailand. Improve access to finance.
What Does Inflation Mean for U.S. Businesses? For Some, Bigger Profits
Business, Theo Francis & Kristin Broughton, Published on 16/11/2021
» Companies are paying higher wages, spending more for materials and absorbing record freight costs, pushing up economic inflation gauges. They are also reporting some of their best profitability in years.
The Economic Rebound From Covid-19 Was Easy. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Business, Tom Fairless & Mike Cherney & David Harrison, Published on 09/11/2021
» The global economy's comeback from last year's deep contraction is approaching a delicate juncture, as policy makers and executives grapple with the bumpy transition from the post-pandemic reopening to a more normalized pace of growth.
Restaurants accept dine-in rules
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 26/08/2021
» Restaurant operators say they are receptive to Public Health Ministry plans for reopening, which involve tough Covid-19 protocols including a requirement for diners to show vaccination proof.
Auto Makers' Reopening Complicated by Worker Absences Amid Covid Cases
Business, Ben Foldy & Mike Colias, Published on 16/06/2020
» Auto makers are grappling with absent U.S. factory workers and Covid-19 cases at their reopened plants, complicating the companies' efforts to recoup production lost to the pandemic.
Tech Giants Seek Hong Kong Alternative After U.S. Blocks Data Cable
Business, Drew FitzGerald & Kate O'Keeffe, Published on 11/02/2020
» American tech giants such as Alphabet Inc.'s Google are considering alternatives to Hong Kong as a global data hub after U.S. national security officials upended plans for a Trans-Pacific internet link to the territory, according to people familiar with the matter.
TCIL equips for 4 Subaru cars
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 24/04/2019
» Hong Kong-listed Tan Chong International Ltd (TCIL) plans to localise its assembly line for four Subaru car models in the near future after starting operations at its 5-billion-baht plant in Thailand.
mu Space gets satellite slot for Asean
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 20/06/2018
» Mu Space Corp, a Thai satellite and space tech startup, has been granted the use of satellite spectrum at 50.5 degrees East orbital position to provide services for six countries in Asean.
Drilling down on the bidders
Business, Yuthana Praiwan & Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 30/04/2018
» The upcoming auction of the Erawan and Bongkot gas blocks in the Gulf of Thailand is delightful news for major energy producers following a series of extensive delays. The auction also represents the importance of energy security for Thailand going forward, as energy consumption is poised to rise while the country's oil reserves dwindle.
Mu Space opens R&D lab with True
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 23/03/2018
» Mu Space Corp, Thailand's sole satellite and space tech startup, has collaborated with True Digital Park to operate an open R&D lab on space technology.