A grouping of Thailand’s top industry bodies on Tuesday raised its 2017 export forecast to 2-3.5% from 1-3% on stronger-than-expected first-quarter and improved global demand. Exports, a key factor for the country’s economic growth, rose 4.9% in the January-March period from a year earlier after it climbed slightly in 2016, the first annual increase in […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said that inflation figure in April 2017 is a good achievement. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) records inflation of 0.09 percent in April. Inflation of the calendar year was at 1.28 percent and year-on-year inflation was 4.17 percent. Last month, the BPS recorded deflation of 0.02 percent. Sri […]
Read MoreMushroom Television Co, a subsidiary of Bangkok Post Plc, has branched out its seminar, roadshow and business matching activities into Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) in a bid to strengthen the network for Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company expects to generate 16 million baht from the CLMV expansion, representing 10% of […]
Read MoreHANOI – The proportion of enterprises having to pay informal fees during the customs clearance process has risen to 31% in 2016 from 28% in 2015, according to a survey on 1,000 enterprises conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). Meanwhile, about 31% of enterprises said they did not know of such […]
Read MoreThe business sector has revised up the growth outlook for Thai exports this year to 2-3.5% amid the global economic recovery that has helped boost demand, says the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB). The revision, up from an earlier forecast of 1-3%, is based on expected GDP growth of 3.5-4%, said […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – There are opportunities for Singapore companies to invest in Laos, particularly in the agricultural and renewable energy sector, its prime minister said on Tuesday (May 2) during a visit here. Laos has a green development policy, with great potential for hydropower development as it has abundant water resources, said Prime Minister Dr Thongloun […]
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