Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao (BCEL) has signed an agreement with Krungsri Leasing Services granting use of its electronic banking services to customers of Krungrsri. Customers of Krungsri will be able to take advantage of popular BCEL e-banking applications such as BCEL One and I-bank after the two banking systems are linked. The deal […]
Read MoreTHE Singapore government is looking to raise water tariffs as the cost of producing and supplying water rises. This comes as the level of water in Linggiu reservoir in Johor remains low, and Singapore ramps up other sources of water supply through desalination and NEWater plants. “Going forward we are seeing higher costs in producing […]
Read MoreJAKARTA • Indonesia’s gross domestic product grew 4.94 per cent in the fourth quarter to mark the slowest pace since the opening three months of last year, as household consumption cooled and government spending contracted, data showed yesterday. South-east Asia’s largest economy also faces uncertainty surrounding US policies under President Donald Trump and in one […]
Read MoreProtectionist policies by US President Donald Trump are unlikely to have much direct impact on Thailand’s international trade because it is not a country with which the US has a hefty trade deficit, according to a Commerce Ministry study. Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said the study also found that […]
Read MoreBagan: Thailand and Myanmar have vowed to stimulate tourism and raise the number of visitors between the neighbouring nations to 1.5 million by 2020 as part of the “two countries, one destination” cooperative scheme. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) signed a memorandum of understanding last Friday with the Myanmar Tourism Federation to promote tourism […]
Read MoreEnter a new era 2017 with an international seminar “Opportunity Thailand”, organized by the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) to show Thailand’s potential and readiness to become “Thailand 4.0”. Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha will join the opening ceremony and deliver a keynote speech on the topic “Thailand 4.0 Means Opportunity Thailand”. Dr. Somkid Jatusripitak, […]
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