Local banks have announced they are maintaining the prime lending interest rate to support fragile customers amid a rising interest rate trend. Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and TMB Thanachart Bank (ttb) announced that they are to keep prime loan interest rates unchanged, while ttb has also increased its deposit rate for a specific deposit account. Their […]
Read MoreTay Ninh Province needs to focus more on developing the Moc Bai border economic zone’s infrastructure and investment to help it reach its economic potential, experts have said. During a recent conference in Tay Ninh, Nguyen Manh Hung, deputy party secretary of the province, said that Tay Ninh plays a key role in connecting southern […]
Read MoreThrough the Mekong Australia Partnership, Australia supported participants from the Government of Cambodia and industry representatives to take part in a short course on ‘Developing a Resilient E-Commerce Ecosystem in Cambodia’. Delivered by Flinders University based in South Australia the course supported the development of Cambodia’s digital trade policy, including studying effective regulations and laws […]
Read MoreDomestic tourism operators are concerned about the hike in the policy rate by the Bank of Thailand as banks may apply the new rate in the near future which could heavily dampen tourism outlook this year. Chaiyapruk Thongkam, president of the Association of Domestic Travel, said domestic tour operators have just started to earn income during […]
Read MoreThe Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved an 18% rise in the price of electricity for the September-December quarter, to a record-high 4.72 baht per kilowatt hour (unit). The ERC announced the new rate on its Facebook page on Monday. The increase comes from the fuel tariff (FT) component in the electricity tariff increasing by […]
Read MoreDislodged from supermarkets, Vietnam’s fruits are being displayed at sidewalk shops and sold by street vendors. Thanks to its geographical position and natural conditions, Vietnam has great advantages to develop agricultural production. The country harvests 28 million tons of vegetables and fruit each year. Negotiating for market entry, therefore, is an important solution which ensures […]
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