The Hanoitimes – Core inflation in the first six months of 2020 rose by 2.81% year-on-year. The consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, expanded 4.19% year-on-year in the first half of 2020, the highest six-month growth rate during the 2016 – 2020 period, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). Meanwhile, the country’s […]
Read MoreCambodia’s American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) held a virtual seminar yesterday providing advice to local business owners about preparing their organisations for the next phase of business after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Key speaker Jay Acharya (Consultant at The Capacity Specialists), stated the current level of mass closures by governments to stop the initial spread […]
Read MoreThe government has unveiled a new rule to guarantee working capital loans for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in a bid to boost credit disbursement from banks, as risk aversion increases amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Finance Ministry Regulation (PMK) No. 71/2020 published on Monday stipulates that the government will assign state-owned credit insurer Jaminan […]
Read MoreThailand’s medical hub committee on Tuesday unveiled a set of guidelines for medical tourism as the country gears up to open its borders to international visitors. The first meeting of the medical hub committee — which was attended by members of the public, related government ministries and the private sector — resulted in three decisions, […]
Read MoreThe World Bank flagged a warning that 8.3 million workers in Thailand could lose jobs or income from the coronavirus pandemic, but the Thai economy is estimated to bounce back to pre-pandemic level in the next two years as the country eases its coronavirus lockdown. The coronavirus crisis has put many jobs, in particularly those […]
Read MoreThe coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on Thai tourism, with a key gauge nearing rock bottom in the second quarter and 2.6 million workers in the industry at risk of unemployment. Chairat Trirattanajarasporn, president of the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT), said the tourism confidence index polled 770 tourism-related operators during May 10-25 and […]
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