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Tour clampdown hits arrivals
Business, Published on 01/12/2016
» The Bank of Thailand is voicing concerns about the impact of the government's crackdown on "zero dollar" tours after a significant decline in the number of Chinese tourists in October, says a senior central bank official.
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Shopping tax break on the way
Business, Published on 08/12/2016
» The much-awaited shopping tax break, a short-term measure to boost domestic consumption and ward off downside risks to growth, will go before the cabinet next week.
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Potential slowdown stirs fears
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/12/2016
» With the sluggish economy and poor export performance in the second half, the business sector is concerned that Thai economic growth may fail to reach 3.3-3.5% as forecast.
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Foreigners may get more investment chances
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/12/2016
» The government is considering liberalising more service businesses for foreign investment including telecommunication, financial services and those that the Board of Investment (BoI) is seeking to attract, such as related to innovation and advanced technology.
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Yingluck's rice compensation order signed
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/10/2016
» Deputy Finance Minister Wisudhi Srisuphan and finance permanent secretary Somchai Sujjapongse have signed an administrative order seeking 35.7 billion baht in compensation from former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra over her alleged dereliction of duty in the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme.
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Apisak bid to calm BAAC nerves
Business, Published on 03/11/2016
» Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong has rushed to soothe jitters at the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) over concerns that the state bank will have to shoulder any losses from the government's storage pledging scheme.
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B127bn earmarked for rice scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/11/2016
» The government's scheme to delay releasing 10 million tonnes of new rice supply to the market, aimed at propping up sinking prices, will use a combined 127 billion baht in loans and subsidies, says the chief of the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).
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Cashless society hits snag
Business, Published on 12/09/2016
» The case of a Kasikornbank customer who lost almost 1 million baht to cybercriminals and the hacking of Government Savings Bank (GSB) ATMs, have added to fears over the security of the online money transfer system.
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State will take 16 years to pay off rice-pledging debt
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/09/2016
» Government debt worth 510 billion baht, borrowed from the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) to fund the last administration's loss-making rice-pledging scheme, will take an estimated 16 years to be paid off.
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Fresh stimulus on the way
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 22/09/2016
» The government is poised to launch a fresh round of stimulus measures, targeting agriculture specifically, in an effort to ward off downside risks to economic growth as the recovery sputters along.
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