The Employers’ Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) welcomes the government’s easing of lockdown measures starting on Wednesday because relying on a lockdown alone will not flatten the Covid-19 infection curve. Authorities should follow the US, the UK and Japan as a model for how to co-exist with the pandemic, said Tanit Sorat, vice-chairman […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remains a laggard in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in terms of real gross domestic product (GDP) growth despite the strong double-digit expansion in the second quarter of the year, according to the DBS Bank Ltd. of Singapore. In a report, DBS said most member countries of the […]
Read MoreThe talk is of a “new normal” and learning to live with Covid-19, as the progress of vaccination campaigns cuts hospitalisations and deaths but does not guarantee full immunity. The reality is continuing quarantine at the borders and restrictions on businesses that operate here. Foreign executives are warning that, unless the situation changes soon, overseas […]
Read MoreThailand remains Vietnam’s largest trading partner in ASEAN and the 9th largest foreign investor in the country. Vietnam and Thailand are committed to pushing for greater efficiency in the bilateral enhanced strategic partnerships. Vietnam’s Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue and his Thailand’s counterpart Chuan Leekpai shared the view during an online […]
Read MoreThe Index of Industrial Production for August has dropped by 4.2 per cent from July, and a 7.4 per cent decrease year-on-year. However, IIP for the year so far has increased by 5.6 per cent year-on-year. During the first eight months of the year, the country recorded a total of 1,135 new projects from foreign […]
Read MoreAs Thailand inches towards the government goal of a cashless society, the central bank is experimenting with means to accelerate the transition through the adoption of a centralised digital currency. While regulations tighten around privately-created cryptocurrencies, the government is seeking to create its own digital currency to expedite transactions between banks and offer new payment […]
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