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BoI buzzes in pursuit of Thailand 4.0
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/12/2017
» The government's Thailand 4.0 scheme -- meant to usher in the country into more value-added, innovative and creative sectors -- has made the Board of Investment (BoI) one of the busiest state agencies as it reworks its processes and structures to promote technological changes.
BoI sending signal with EEC perks
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/12/2017
» The Board of Investment (BoI) yesterday approved the investment categories in the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (EECI) and the Eastern Economic Corridor of Digital (EECD) that will be entitled to its promotional privileges.
B240bn SME package gets cabinet nod
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/12/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved 240 billion baht in new measures including soft loans to help strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly to improve technology in keeping with the government's Thailand 4.0 policy.
Bangkok-Chiang Mai train to wait on Japanese input
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/12/2017
» The government expects the 420-billion-baht Bangkok-Chiang Mai bullet train to take a year to begin construction as Japan, which is keen to invest in the project, is likely to demand close engagement in every step of the process.
Measures sought to enrich earners at low end of scale
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/12/2017
» The government is set to allocate funds next year to find means to help ordinary people, especially low-income earners, make more money.
Northern investment projects sped up
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/12/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered related agencies yesterday to rev up prioritising infrastructure investment projects in northern Thailand, covering not only air but also land infrastructure, water management, tourism promotion, and value addition to farm products.
GSB seeks B5bn to tackle loan sharks
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/12/2017
» Government Savings Bank (GSB) will seek approval from the Finance Ministry to lend an additional 5 billion baht through packages to help refinance underground loans owed by low-income earners in 2018.
Bioeconomy to give boost to agriculture
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/12/2017
» The first-ever bioeconomy development plan aimed at promoting more private investment in biotech-related businesses and adding value to farm products is scheduled to go before the cabinet for approval in early 2018.
Infrastructure plans prioritised
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/01/2018
» With Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha pledging to call a general election some time in 2018 between September and December, the government is likely to be busy revving up the development of myriad big-ticket infrastructure projects.
Six strategies targeted for development
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/01/2018
» Thailand's national strategy is centred on six key areas -- farming, services, tourism, entrepreneurship, logistics and digital -- to help raise the country's competitiveness and make it a developed nation in 20 years.