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PDMO to unveil amortised bond for elderly
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/11/2019
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) will offer its first amortised bond worth 5 billion baht to the elderly in late December to widen investment choices for retirees.
Uttama nixes recession utterances
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/11/2019
» Thailand has caught a cold but is not on the verge of recession, says Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana.
FPO upbeat scheme will hit B10bn target
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/11/2019
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) is optimistic that spending from the cash rebate of up to 20% in the Taste-Shop-Spend scheme will reach 10 billion baht by the time the programme lapses at the end of January.
FPO upbeat scheme will hit B10bn target
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/11/2019
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) is optimistic that spending for the cash rebate of up to 20% for the Taste, Shop, Spend (chim-shop-chai) scheme's G-wallet 2 will reach 10 billion baht when the scheme lapses at the end of January.
SRT finds Hopewell 'loophole'
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/11/2019
» The Transport Ministry and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) are fighting their corners over a court order to pay a huge compensation sum to Hopewell (Thailand) for terminating a contract for the company to build a 60-kilometre-long elevated highway and rail tracks in 1998.
US ventures eager to invest in EEC
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/11/2019
» American entrepreneurs are keen to invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), home to 12 targeted industries that are expected to transform Thailand into an innovation-driven economy, says Lavaron Sangsnit, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office and the Finance Ministry's spokesman.
NSF seeks rejig for membership drive
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/11/2019
» The National Savings Fund (NSF), a voluntary pension fund for self-employed workers, will seek the government's approval to amend laws to provide perks and raise the state contribution to draw more members.
Merchants told to avoid handout hype
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/10/2019
» The Finance Ministry has called on modern trade and convenience store operators taking part in the cash giveaway and cash rebate schemes to refrain from conducting marketing campaigns aimed at recipients.
FPO: Export drop of 0.9%-plus spells doom for 3% GDP growth
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/09/2019
» This year's export contraction must not exceed 0.9% if Thailand's GDP growth is to reach 3%, says the Finance Ministry's Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
GH Bank readies more prize-linked savings
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/09/2019
» State-owned GH Bank plans to raise new deposits worth 30 billion baht by offering savings certificates with a price of 10 million baht per ticket to a private list next month.