As Thailand climbs back onto the world stage, its foreign policy is likely to take on a more prominent role this year, when the kingdom celebrates 200 years of ties with the United States and Bangkok prepares to take over the chair of ASEAN in 2019. EU ministers agreed near the end of 2017 to resume […]
Read MoreThe Finance Ministry is hoping that the beginning of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project will help drive the country’s economic growth above 4% in 2018, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong. The ministry’s informal forecast for economic growth is 4.1% in 2018, which it feels is conservative because it does not take into account the […]
Read MoreTAK: Trade value across the border with Myanmar border in Mae Sot district dropped more than 10% last year on falling prices in the agricultural sector and a drop in the value of the kyat. Suchart Triratwattana, the chief adviser of the Tak Chamber of Commerce, said on Wednesday border trade between the district and […]
Read MoreThe country’s headline consumer prices rose again in December, but were below forecasts. The headline consumer price index rose 0.78% in December from a year earlier, after November’s 0.99% rise, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday. A Reuters poll projected an increase of 0.99% in December. The Bank of Thailand expects headline inflation to be […]
Read MoreThailand’s stock market is expected to continue its rosy bull run into 2018, assuming the rally will be buoyed by a domestic economic recovery and strong net profits from listed firms. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index is likely to reach a new record high of 1,800 points in 2018, thanks to the country’s […]
Read MoreThe economy will grow 4.6 per cent this year, against 4 per cent in 2017, Government Savings Bank’s research centre forecasts. The bullish view is based on expectations for further strong growth in exports and services – especially tourism – in 2018, bank’s president and chief executive officer Chatchai Payuhanaveechai said yesterday. He […]
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