The third wave of the pandemic is projected to end in July, which could support Thai economic growth of 5% in the final quarter this year if the government can maintain a vaccination rate of 400,000 doses per day, says Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research). The government plans to vaccinate around 400,000 people daily under its […]
Read MoreVisa is partnering with Ksher, a local e-payments startup, to make it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals to accept Visa payments. Through this partnership, Ksher aims to enable over 10,000 online merchants to digitise and simplify their payments process by the end of this year. “Today’s consumers are changing. They expect frictionless […]
Read MoreThe Finance Ministry is studying ways to slap corporate income tax on the overseas multinational online companies offering services in Thailand, said the Fiscal Policy Office’s director-general Kulaya Tantitemit. Her remark follows the G7 finance ministers agreement at a meeting in London recently to back a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% to squeeze […]
Read MoreConsumer confidence dropped to a record low in May, hurt by the country’s latest and biggest coronavirus outbreak so far and a slow economic recovery, a survey showed on Thursday. The consumer index of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce fell to 44.7 in May from 46.0 in April, when the outbreak emerged. […]
Read MoreThe Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has urged factories to adopt stricter measures against Covid-19 amid growing concern over more factory shutdowns and their impact on supply chains and exports. The worry was raised yesterday by the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) after further cases were found in the manufacturing sector. Up […]
Read MoreIn response to increasing demand for leisure, business and transit travel, Thai Airways International (THAI) will operate return flights to sixteen international destinations during the July-September period, chief commercial officer Nond Kalinta said in a press release. The airline’s regional routes are: Bangkok-Tokyo (Narita): three flights per week every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Bangkok-Tokyo (Haneda): […]
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