Economy and commerce
Investment
Trade war bolsters Chinese interest in Thailand
More Chinese manufacturers are looking to Thailand as a production base to avoid US tariffs, based on trends in demand for industrial estates.WHA Corp, the top Thai provider of such estates, said it expects Chinese companies to account for as much as half of its ...
Cabinet approves steps towards "ease of doing business"
Among the key measures included in “Thailand Plus Package”, a new package drawn up to attract foreign investment, is the easing of procedure for foreign investors in applying for visa and work permit.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
BoI relocation package capitalises on trade spat
The Board of Investment (BoI) looks set to propose to the economic cabinet at its meeting on Friday a relocation package for foreign investors wishing to shift from China to Thailand.The package will focus largely on headquarters, research centres, talent and high technology industry, said ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Industry Ministry targets raising US investment
The Industry Ministry is being urged to speed up invitations to US companies for future investment in Thailand to benefit from rising trade between Southeast Asia and the US under the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Japanese keen to press on with EEC operations
Japanese investors are calling on the government to carry out the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme as they plan to invest and expand their operations further, says the Japanese Chamber of Commerce (JCC).Atsushi Taketani, chairman of the JCC’s economic research group, said the EEC is ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
DEPA proposes tax cut for Digital-Aided Investments
The Digital Economic Promotion Agency will propose an extension of the 200% tax cut policy for entrepreneurs who invested in software technology and will increase the maximum sum for a tax exemption to 200,000 baht.Keep watching ...
Agencies to lure SMEs to border SEZs
With large-scale industries reluctant to invest in the border special economic zones (SEZs), Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has assigned government agencies to come up with more measures and incentives to draw investment from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).Keep reading ...
Chatrudee Theparat
EEC perk extension to go before new government
The new government will be asked to extend the Board of Investment’s promotional investment packages for the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme for another year.Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general of the EEC Office, said the office will submit a proposal to extend the privilege packages, which ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Regulators join forces with analysts on new research tools
Capital market regulators and the Investment Analysts Association (IAA) are working together to produce securities research to enhance investment information, aiming to cover about 100 fundamental securities for small and mid-sized listed companies within three years.Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Investors advise to diversify investments
Political sector remains pivotal to investment climate, prompting the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations to suggest that investors diversify their portfolio in such volatile situation. However, the federation is confident that the stock index would hit a record high at 1800 this year.Keep reading ...
Tarin Angskul