The government expects the country’s export prospects next year to be on a par with this year’s performance. Chantira Jimreivat Vivatrat, director-general of the International Trade Promotion Department, said that absent major risks, Thailand’s exports next year should equal this year’s projected growth of 9%. “We are strongly upbeat that Thailand has a chance to export […]
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT is expected to set up an ad-hoc committee next month that will be tasked with solving problems related to foreign investments in Thailand in an effort to attract more funds, especially for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). The Minister for the Prime Minister’s Office, Kobsak Pootrakool, said yesterday that his office had written […]
Read MoreAmong more than 7 million people killed by tobacco-caused diseases globally each year, more than 500,000 occur in Southeast Asia according to the fourth edition of the Asean Tobacco Control Atlas released yesterday by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) on the occasion of the 3rd UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases taking place […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Sabeco is calculated to pay a total of VND962 billion (US$41.21 million) on dividend. ThaiBev, which owns a 53.59% stake in Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp (Sabeco) through its local unit Vietnam Beverage, is expected to receive VND500 billion (US$21.42 million) of 2018 dividend in cash from Vietnam’s largest brewer. Sabeco’s board of […]
Read MoreFinance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong has rushed to dispel concerns that there is a local property bubble. Developers typically trim supply if a bubble forms to prevent losses, but they are continuing to introduce a large amount of supply, which suggests they believe demand will prevail, he said. However, the central bank must analyse the risks […]
Read MoreAviation investors from France are interested to expand their investment in the aviation industry in the Eastern Economic Corridor or EEC after visiting Thailand and hearing about investment incentives from the Board of Investment or BOI, said Duangjai Asawachintachit, BOI secretary-general, yesterday. She said after meeting with French investors who visited the office and EEC […]
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