Thailand’s digital advertising spending is expected to surpass 20 billion baht this year, up 19% from a year earlier, according to research firm Kantar Thailand. But the projected growth is still lower than the 36% expansion of 2018, when spending reached 16.9 billion baht. Arpapat Boonrod, chief executive of Kantar Thailand, said the information is […]
Read MoreThailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has urged the government to include waste management as part of the national agenda and proposed the government ban foam usage and make consumers pay for plastic shopping bags. Somkiat Tangkitvanich, president of the TDRI, said the group’s study found Thailand’s sea debris volume rose rapidly to 1 million tonnes […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand has delayed implementing a standardised debt-service ratio (DSR) calculation from the final quarter of this year, hoping to help low-income earners access loans from financial institutions amid the sluggish economy. The Bank of Thailand and financial institutions have jointly standardised the DSR calculation in terms of retail borrowers’ debt liabilities and […]
Read MoreThe Commerce and the Agriculture and Cooperatives ministries have been told to join forces to spur exports over the remaining months of the year and pinpoint potential new buyers to ride the US-China trade war storm. In a meeting of overseas commercial affairs officials, directors of Thai Trade Centres from 58 offices worldwide and agricultural […]
Read MoreKasikornbank (KBank) has trimmed its forecast for the baht at the end of this year to 30.50 to the US dollar from 31, assuming the Federal Reserve will cut its policy rate twice during the rest of this year. Should the Fed further ease monetary policy as expected, liquidity across the world will increase and […]
Read MoreBANGKOK, Thailand — A world of trade opportunities will open up at the Bangkok Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning 2019 (Bangkok RHVAC 2019) and the Bangkok Electric and Electronics 2019 (Bangkok E&E 2019). The trade fair will take place at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center (BITEC) from September 25 to 28. Potential industries […]
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