The Board of Investment (BoI) is planning to come up with several schemes to woo investors and help those affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, BoI secretary-general Duangjai Asawachintachit said on Tuesday. She added that BoI will propose next month that its board consider adding clinical study as a new type of medical equipment business that […]
Read MoreShares in the cosmetics sector rose after dropping by 30 per cent year on year, but experts believe the boost is short-term from the news of the country reopening. On Tuesday, the share price of Beauty Community (BEAUTY) rose by 14.78 per cent to Bt1.32 per share, Do Day Dream (DDD) rose by 6.81 per […]
Read MoreThai household debt rose to 80.1 per cent of gross domestic product in the first quarter of this year, up from 50.4 per cent in 2009, according to a study. The high debt has adversely impacted economic growth while the Covid-19 outbreak has made it more challenging to solve the household debt problem and they […]
Read MoreEconomic recovery momentum during July and August suggests the economy could contract less in the third quarter than the previous period, says the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO). Although economic conditions in August were still sluggish, the recovery momentum continued based on several economic indicators, said FPO adviser Wuttipong Jittungsakul. Private consumption improved through a lower […]
Read MoreLife insurance shrank 5.69% in the first half while non-life witnessed 1.9% growth, with both segments seeing an increase in gross profits thanks to a sharp reduction in claims during the lockdown period. Chuchatr Pramoolpol, deputy secretary-general of the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC), said growth trends remain uncertain for the second half as […]
Read MoreThailand will receive its first foreign vacationers when a flight from China arrives next week, marking the gradual restart of a vital tourism sector battered by coronavirus travel curbs, a senior official said on Tuesday. The first flight will have about 120 tourists from Guangzhou, flying directly to the resort island of Phuket, Tourism Authority […]
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