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Social Security Fund overhaul aims to improve returns
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2024
» Thailand’s underperforming $77-billion Social Security Fund (SSF) will invest $11.6 billion in a new foray into global private assets, an executive says, as part of a strategic overhaul to address its poor returns amid rising demand from an ageing population.
No VAT hike for elderly savings
Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2023
» The Finance Ministry has denied it will raise the Value-Added Tax (VAT) by 3% to reserve more money for elderly savings.
Factory output falls 4.35% y/y, less than forecast
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2023
» The manufacturing production index (MPI) for January dropped by a slightly less-than-expected 4.35% from a year earlier as a global slowdown hurt exports, the Industry Ministry said on Tuesday.
Renewable power scheme conditions set
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/10/2020
» Energy officials have unveiled new conditions for the much-delayed Energy for All renewable power scheme, following a two-week revision ordered by Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.
TDRI: Government badly needs AI strategy for competitiveness
Business, Published on 28/06/2018
» Thailand has yet to formulate its strategy and allocate significant budget for artificial intelligence (AI) development, said Somkiat Tangkitvanich, president of the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).