Economy and commerce
Economic policy and administration
BoT revises GDP growth target to 4.1%
The central bank has revised this year’s GDP growth target to 4.1% and export growth target to 7%. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) said it expected the country’s GDP to expand by 4.1% this year, 0.2% higher than its previous ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
Mekong leaders call for $66bn in investment
The leaders of six countries along the Mekong River adopted an ambitious investment plan worth US$66 billion over the next five years. At least $7 billion will come from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the rest from governments and the private sector, they said.Keep ...
The Associated Press
Thailand to host 8th ACMECS in June
Thailand is slated to host the 8th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Meeting this June, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Keep reading ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
New business registrations up 11% in February
February saw 6,356 new private companies registered across the country, an increase of 11 percent from the same month last year, but a 9-percent drop from January, when 6,965 firms were logged.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Three Strategies for Thailand’s Economic Transformation
Speaking at the “Thailand Taking off to New Heights” seminar organised by the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) on March 19, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak talked three strategies – investments in mega projects, the development of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), and the ...
Priyankar Bhunia
Seminar on Greater Mekong Subregion discusses economic growth opportunities
The Asian Development Bank has collaborated with the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board in holding a seminar on 25 years of Greater Mekong Subregion economic collaboration.Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office Korbsak Phutrakul delivered a keynote address on growth opportunities in ...
Strategy for sufficiency economy to come into force in July
THAILAND’S draft national strategy for stability, sustainability and wealth under the sufficiency economy philosophy is expected to come into force July with an annual assessment, according to National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). The announcement came after national strategy committee meeting.Keep reading ...
SEARP Tokyo Ministerial Conference 8 - 9 March 2018 at Tokyo, Japan
H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, is scheduled to attend the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) Tokyo Ministerial Conference, which will be held on 8 – 9 March 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. The Conference will cover the ...
