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Thailand: FTI wary of oil price surge, baht

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has asked the government to carefully deal with two key economic issues — the global oil price surge and baht depreciation — to avoid a greater burden on the pandemic-plagued economy. Higher oil prices will increase production costs and the price of goods, while a sluggish economy will partly […]

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Thailand: Digital payments surge from pre-coronavirus level

Digital payments have quadrupled from pre-pandemic levels, the Bank of Thailand said on Monday, as the country’s longest-running wave of infections accelerates demand for online services. Thailand’s latest outbreak started in April, accounting for more than 98% of its Covid-19 cases and deaths, prompting tougher restrictions in July and August that reduced mobility. The number […]

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