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Thailand: 0.25% GDP boost sought from stimulus

The government’s consumption stimulus measures and 50:50 co-payment scheme are expected to get 81 billion baht circulating through the economy, boosting the country’s GDP by 0.25%, says the Finance Ministry. The two policies will cover 24 million people nationwide, getting money circulating in the economy for the remainder of the year and adding to the […]

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Philippines: ‘Deeper slump, slower recovery’

World Bank sees worse turnout for Philippines MANILA, Philippines — The World Bank expects a deeper economic contraction for the Philippines this year and a slower recovery by next year as the country fails to control the COVID contagion despite repeated lockdowns. In its October 2020 Economic Update for East Asia and the Pacific, the […]

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Thailand: No tariffs for EU rice shipments

Thailand sees higher shipment opportunities for Thai premium rice in the EU after the bloc allowed rice imports of 24,883 tonnes with zero import tariffs for October. Keerati Rushchano, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said the European Commission on Sept 22 announced that the remaining annual quota for rice (white rice, Thai hom mali rice, Thai […]

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