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Thailand: Corporate registrations increase by 28% in March

The number of newly registered Thai companies rose 28% year-on-year in March, with combined registered capital skyrocketing by 1,055%, according to a Commerce Ministry report. Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said yesterday that the number of newly registered businesses in March tallied 9,179, with a combined registered capital of 300 billion baht. A surge in the […]

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Thailand: Industrial sentiment at decade high

Thailand’s industrial sentiment in March reached its highest level in a decade, boosted by a rebound in domestic demand and tourism, but high costs, slowing global growth and baht volatility were a worry, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Wednesday. The FTI’s industries sentiment index rose to 97.8 in March from 96.2 in February, […]

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Thailand: Sounding the alarm on zero-dollar tours

As a popular tourism destination, Thailand expects to welcome at least 25 million foreigners this year, with roughly 5 million from China, representing 50% of the Chinese visitor total in 2019. In the early stages of China’s reopening this year, Beijing listed Thailand as one of the first 20 countries where Chinese tour groups would be […]

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Thailand: Loan demand unfazed by rising interest rates

Rising interest rates have not yet affected domestic loan demand despite corporate loans slowing because of the global economic outlook, according to the Bank of Thailand. Piti Disyatat, assistant governor for the monetary policy group at the central bank, said Thailand’s financial conditions are tightening based on interest rate hikes, but they remain accommodative and have […]

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Thailand: Money market funds lure investors with returns

Depositors have started to move their money from bank accounts to money market funds, in part because of ongoing concerns about the banking crisis and also offers of higher returns, according to a recent report from financial services company Morningstar. The Morningstar Research (Thailand) report found signs of increasing capital movement from deposit accounts, which provide […]

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