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Somkid: Japanese keen on EEC
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/11/2017
» Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Mie prefecture in the Kansai region on Japan's main Honshu island are keen to invest in the government's much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), especially in food technology, chemicals, electronics, aviation, biotechnology, medical equipment, education and tourism.
Plan to shift project control to locals
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/11/2017
» The cabinet is set to consider and approve a proposal by the Interior Ministry to use 130-150 billion baht now controlled by local administrative organisations for local development that will help stimulate the domestic economy and raise income in local communities.
Schedule approved for big EEC projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/11/2017
» The government is committed to starting big-ticket infrastructure projects worth over 740 billion baht next year in the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
GDP surges 4.3% in Q3
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/11/2017
» Thai GDP in the third quarter grew at its fastest pace since the first quarter of 2013, driven by exports, personal spending and private investment.
Needy school fund set up
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/11/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved setting up an education fund with an initial budget of 1 billion baht to help finance the schooling of low-income earners' children.
BoI extends corridor privileges
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/11/2017
» The Board of Investment yesterday approved a two-year extension of investment privileges in the special promotion zones of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
B500m earmarked to ease up baht's SME impact
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/09/2017
» The government yesterday approved 500 million baht in new measures to help abate the negative effects of the baht's appreciation on small and medium-sized enterprises.
PPP plan receives cabinet tweak
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/10/2017
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to the five-year strategic plan for public-private partnerships (PPP) to make them compatible with the country's 12th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2016-2020).
Investment budget makes giant leap
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/09/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved an investment budget worth a combined 1.975 trillion baht for 55 state enterprises in fiscal 2018, marking a significant increase from 580 billion in fiscal 2017.
BoI to promote smart cities
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/10/2017
» The Board of Investment (BoI) has been instructed to accelerate studying tax and non-tax measures to lure investment in planned smart cities.