The Thai National Shippers Council (TNSC) has revised upward its forecast for Thai exports in 2021, from 4-6 per cent growth to 6-7 per cent. Chaichan Charoensuk, chairman of TNSC, said in an exclusive interview that the export sector was the main engine to help drive the Thai economy towards positive growth this year. In […]
Read MoreThe demand for some categories drops in the first quarter of 2021, according to a latest report. Vietnamese consumers continue to increase the purchase of food, the essential category via online channels amidst the outbreak of Covid-19, local insiders have said. The latest data from the first quarter of 2021 conducted by e-commerce aggregator iPrice […]
Read MoreThe mechanisation of the sugar cane sector, in particular in the harvesting of sugar cane, remains low across Southeast Asia relative to other major producing markets, namely Brazil, other countries in South America and India and China. Thailand transformed from being a net importer of combine harvester-threshers and other harvesting machinery in 2011, to a […]
Read MoreThe World Bank is expected to evaluate in August the impact of the pandemic on Thailand, determining how it has affected the poor, says Pongnakorn Pochakorn, the Fiscal Policy Office’s senior expert on macroeconomic policy. The evaluation includes both negative and positive factors, such as the continued outbreak and government relief measures, said Mr Pongnakorn. […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) – The ringgit has greeted the start of Malaysia’s two-week national lockdown with a show of stability, suggesting any adverse impact from the restrictions may be limited. The currency was Asia’s worst-performer in May, falling almost 1 per cent against the US dollar as the nation’s Covid-19 cases rose to a record. However, it […]
Read MoreHaystack Asia Capital Limited, the investment capital firm, has acquired a 25% stake in Camboticket, the foremost online travel-booking platform in the Mekong Region. The acquisition is another strategic investment for Haystack Asia as it continues to expand its footprint in Cambodia’s emerging tech and startup sectors. Camboticket was founded in 2014 as the first […]
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