Manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods are ramping up marketing and advertising campaigns as they feel optimistic that the 800-900 billion baht industry will start recovering in the third quarter of this year, boosted by vaccine rollouts across the country. “By the end of this month, we expect to see a significant rise in ad spend […]
Read MoreThailand looks set to ask Vietnam to review its punitive measures on Thai sugar and open a new investigation next year after Vietnam ruled to impose an anti-dumping (AD) levy of 47.64% on some sugar products from Thailand. Keerati Rushchano, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said that after one year of Vietnam imposing the […]
Read MoreThe Finance Ministry, the Bank of Thailand and state-owned banks will hold a meeting soon to find ways to help ease the hardship caused by the pandemic among individual borrowers, said Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat. He said the meeting will focus on how to reduce the banks’ interest rates. If the interest is still […]
Read MoreAs vaccinations gather pace in many countries, the global tourism industry is starting to see a glimmer of hope as leading destinations start to gradually remove mandatory quarantine and ease travel regulations. However, these attempts are no beds of roses as some countries have yet to find the right formula as seen in the prelude […]
Read MoreThe Industry Ministry is calling on all factory operators nationwide to fill up Covid-19 risk assessment forms via the Thai Stop Covid Plus and Thai Save Thai online platforms by June 30. As of June 10, 7,777 people in 149 factories in 21 provinces had tested positive for Covid-19, sparking uncertainty about Thailand’s manufacturing standards […]
Read MoreThe price of rice continues to tumble in Thailand, as domestic consumption drops due to Covid-19 restrictions and the ban on foreign travellers, the Thai Rice Mill Association said on Wednesday. In the international market, Indian rice is selling for about $50 per tonne less than Thai rice after a bumper crop on the subcontinent, […]
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