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Economic downtrend continues in Oct despite private consumption, tourism growth
The Thai economy stayed on the path of deceleration in October, the Bank of Thailand said in a report yesterday (November 29).The value of merchandise exports continued to contract, mainly due to the economic slowdown of trading partners, consistent with deterioration in manufacturing production and ...
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‘Eat, Shop, Spend’ campaign a big hit among Thai spenders
The government’s “Eat, Shop, Spend” campaign has been highly successful in all three phases in boosting domestic consumption, a Finance Ministry official said.Lavaron Sangsnit, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office and Finance Ministry spokesman, said the campaign had been especially successful in boosting spending via ...
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Regional confidence in economy seen rising
Citizens’ confidence is strengthening in the Thai economy’s six-month outlook, according to a Regional Confidence Index compiled with data from 76 provincial treasury offices. The Thai Chamber of Commerce and Federation of Thai Industries announced the conclusion on Thursday (November 28).Keep reading ...
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EU paper outlines measures to boost business ties with Thailand
The European Association for Business and Commerce (EABC) on Friday (November 29) called for enhanced competitiveness, further improvement of ease of doing business, and negotiation of an EU‐Thailand Free Trade Agreement.The EABC said these factors were crucial to strengthen Thailand’s economy, support the Thailand 4.0 ...
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MoU signed with major universities to train staff for EEC businesses
Energy Absolute (EA) business group today (November 29) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ten educational institutes and Double P Land to develop human resources to serve its business expansion in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).EA deputy chief executive officer Amorn Sapthaweekul said that ...
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Drought-plagued farmers march on Energy Ministry
Farmers from the People’s Council for the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy submitted a petition at the Ministry of Energy on Thursday (November 28) seeking support for solar-powered pumps and community power plants.Anurak Saenviang, Piya Pookchit and Supol Muensriprom led more than 10,300 people from various groups ...
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New measures out to boost economic growth
The Cabinet today (November 26) approved three new stimulus packages to prop up the softening economy, said Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana, adding that the measures aim to support small farmers, SMEs and property developers.Uttama expects the new measures to generate Bt80 billion to the economic ...
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Finance Ministry to submit latest economic stimulus package to Cabinet
The Finance Ministry will on Tuesday (November 26) submit to the Cabinet its latest economic package to boost the economy, Minister Uttama Savanayana said.The new package follows the scheme on consumption and tourism, known as “Eat, Shop, Spend”, which the government has been implementing.Uttama’s announcement ...
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Public Health ministry gears up for seasonal PM2.5 air pollution
The top official at the Public Health Ministry and ministry administrators held a video conference with physicians in provincial public health centres nationwide to be prepared and monitor the health impact of PM2.5 dust particles, which usually increase in December every year.The video conference was ...
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Thailand ranks a strong 6th for health security
Thailand has been ranked sixth among 195 countries providing the strongest health security, according to research by John Hopkins University, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.This was announced at the Global Health Security Agenda Steering Group Meeting on November 13 at the office of the ...
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