Retailers are calling on the government to speed up budget disbursement and state spending, cap energy prices for as long as possible as well as continue consumption stimulus measures to boost consumer spending. According to Yol Phokasub, president of the Thai Retailers Association, given the spate of risk factors, the government needs to prioritise measures […]
Read MoreThe overall labour situation began to recover from the impact of Covid-19 in the final quarter of 2021, with the unemployment rate dropping to the lowest since the second quarter of 2020, while household debt still increased but at a slower pace. The government’s planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), reported […]
Read MoreThailand recorded a current account deficit of $2.2 billion in January after a deficit of $1.4 billion in the previous month, the central bank said on Monday. Exports, a key driver of growth, rose a much slower pace of 7.9% in January from a year earlier, with imports up 18.4% year-on-year, giving a trade surplus […]
Read More7.5 million farming households to be connected to Postmart.vn The Vietnam Post Corporation (VNPOST) will cooperate with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) to support 7.5 million farming households to introduce free of charge their products in its e-commerce platform Postmart.vn in 2022. Deputy General Director of VNPOST Nguyen Kien Cuong said […]
Read More[BANGKOK] Thailand’s unemployment rate in the fourth quarter fell to 1.64 per cent from 2.25 per cent in the previous quarter, the state planning agency said on Monday, following an easing of coronavirus restrictions. The jobless rate was the lowest since the pandemic and there were about 630,000 workers without jobs in the December quarter, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (Reuters) — Singapore will impose “appropriate sanctions and restrictions” on Russia, its foreign minister said on Monday, including banking and financial measures and export controls on items that could be used as weapons against the people of Ukraine. The tiny city-state, an Asian financial center and key international shipping hub, complies with United Nations […]
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