The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has not affected Thailand’s free trade agreements (FTAs) or the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) said on Thursday. In the first seven months of this year, deals under the pacts had risen by 36.23 per cent compared to the same period last year, while the […]
Read MoreBangkok’s reopening for inoculated tourists will be delayed by two weeks as most of the city’s residents are still waiting for their second jabs, while the tourism ministry has pledged to open the city to bring at least 1 million international tourists this year. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the tourism and sports minister, said the appropriate timeline […]
Read MoreCambodia’s hospitality industry is up in arms after Vietnam and Thailand partially open for tourists, under strict conditions, but the Kingdom remains firmly shut to such trials despite being more in control of the pandemic. This comes as news broke that Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island will be open for “fully vaccinated” tourists from the beginning […]
Read MoreBangkok’s residential market will improve next year as supply and demand will be more balanced, while foreign buyers, particularly Chinese, are still interested in Thai property, according to property experts. Suphin Mechuchep, chairperson of property consultant JLL Thailand, said potential future demand for Bangkok’s residential market include foreigners whose demand would increase due to remote […]
Read MoreThe digital economy will be a key sector driving Thailand’s economic growth and may outweigh the physical economy in value in the next 5-10 years, said Jirayut Srupsrisopa, chief executive and co-founder of Bitkub Capital Group Holdings. He said financial businesses will enter the 3.0 era at the time and believed paper money will be […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 32.86 to the US dollar on Thursday, strengthening from Wednesday’s closing rate of 32.88. The Thai currency is likely to move between 32.80 and 32.95 during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool predicted. Poon said the baht was testing the key resistance level of 33.00 to the dollar due […]
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