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Plans to allow high-end tourists in private jets into Thailand marred by flaws and red tape
Reports that the Cabinet has given a green light to allowing high-end tourist arrivals in Thailand will likely run into logistic problems until and unless changes are made to the overall structure that helps facilitate the entry and exit...
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Analyst see bank earnings in Q2 to shrink by double digits as loan loss reserve and tighter credit markets takes toll
Thailand’s commercial banks are set to announce their 2nd quarter results in less than a week and analysts are already predicting that the quarter, which saw the country near a total standstill, is likely to have a major impact...
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Thailand’s IPO market since 2014 coup shows consumer-related firms are some of the best performers
This week we continue with our story of listing of Sri Trang Gloves Thailand (STGT). As we hoped, the company made a spectacular debut on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) with its share price closing at 67.25 bath...
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Registration for Tiew Pun Sook to begin on July 15
The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) along with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the state-owned Krungthai Bank (KTB) launched their travel campaigns to promote domestic tourism on Friday with a budget valued at 22.4 billion baht.The “Tiew Pun...
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Core inflation declines for the first time in a decade
Thailand’s core inflation has contracted for the first time in more than a decade in June, the Trade Policy and Strategy Office said on Friday.The headline was at -1.57 per cent in June compared to -3.44 per cent in...
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Manufacturers are moving to Vietnam while the use of FTAs in Thailand has dropped because of COVID-19
Manufacturers in garment, plastic and electronic industries are continuing to move out of Thailand to Vietnam to gain benefits from trade deals. Vietnam is now part of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the European Union...
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The temporary lives of Thailand’s aircrews
As Thailand progresses to phase 4 of the reopening, 95% of businesses are up and running. But one industry looks to remain grounded for much longer: the airline industry.According to PwC, over 60% of the world’s commercial airlines...
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The New Normal in the Banking Sector: Four Trends after Covid-19
Compared to the beginning of this year, the ways many of us live and
work today are substantially different. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only triggered
many significant changes in consumer behavior – some of which are expected to be
permanent –...
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Bankers and consumer loan firm sound alarm over possible rise in bad loans amid sharp economic downturn
Bankers and industry bodies have been calling for an extension of the ongoing measures to help alleviate the economic problems of the masses as the economic condition in the country continues to remain fragile.Privately most bankers have been reluctantly looking at a...
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Somkid says two more stimulus packages are incoming; Thai government asks for more economic cooperation with the US
The government will introduce two more stimulus packages at the next economic cabinet meeting, the deputy minister said on Thursday. Somkid Jatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economic affairs, said the measures will be introduced to the economic cabinet...
