Thailandia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »If you want to win, you have to fight.
— Thai proverb
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CP-Tesco ruling riles rivals
A recent ruling by the Office of the Trade Competition Commission (OTCC) raised eyebrows when it granted conditional approval to the acquisition of the local retail business of Tesco by Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, causing some to question if the Thai conglomerate has a monopoly.
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SEC, SET mull admitting foreign firms
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is studying the feasibility of opening up the Thai stock market to listings from fully-owned foreign firms.
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Singles' Day lift for Thai cosmetic surgery
A cosmetic surgery clinic in Bangkok saw patients snap up nose jobs and eyelid operations for its first-ever "Singles' Day" sale Wednesday -- capitalising on the world's largest shopping bonanza to boost business hit by the coronavirus epidemic.
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SET up 45.02 points at opening
Thai stocks opened up 3.50% at the start of trade this morning.
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FTI supports shorter tourist quarantine
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) plans to support a proposal to reduce the mandatory quarantine period for foreign tourists from 14 to 10 days during the Centre for Economic Situation Administration's (CESA) meeting this week.
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Isan property market holding steady
The residential markets in Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima and Udon Thani are projected to remain steady as the provincial economy is less vulnerable to the pandemic, according to developers.
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Employment in Myanmar during the COVID-19 Outbreak
Many Thai and international companies have expanded rapidly into Myanmar in recent years, in what had seemed to be an unstoppable expansion of cross-border trade resulting from the country's emergence back onto the global stage. For those companies, the COVID-19 situation in Myanmar has been a cause for much concern ...
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GSP suspension gauged to cost $19m in losses
The government insists the suspension of preferential trade benefits for certain Thai products by the US under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is estimated to cause losses of only US$19 million or 600 million baht.
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Formula for success
As the Group CEO of Indorama Ventures Plc (IVL), the Bangkok-based chemical company whose business spans 33 countries around the globe, Aloke Lohia travels frequently every year to visit 120 operating sites, with pleasure trips tacked on when he has time. While the protracted Covid-19 pandemic has brought that routine ...
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US trade move 'won't hurt Thai exports'
The Commerce Ministry insisted on Saturday the announcement by US President Donald Trump to suspend preferential trade benefits for 231 Thai products under the so-called Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) won't much affect Thailand's export to the US.
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High-speed trains 'will boost the economy'
The Thai-Chinese high-speed railway from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima will act as a major spur to the economy, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
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Siam Piwat Simon turns to local market
Siam Piwat Simon, the operator of Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok, has shifted its focus to local shoppers to offset its lower revenue from foreign tourists.
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Use of FTA perks, GSP declines in first 7 months
The use of free trade agreement (FTA) privileges and the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) by Thai exporters fell by 14.8% year-on-year in the first seven months of 2020, in line with the country's lower overall exports because of the pandemic.
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Border trade resuming in Mae Sot
TAK: Cross-border cargo trade resumed over the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot on Monday morning after Covid-19 restrictions were eased.
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Thai-Chinese firms want to expedite links
The Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce has urged the government to speed up its economic partnership with China, noting that cooperation would ease Thailand's economic rehabilitation.
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Foreign visitors hit with more obstacles
Russian and European tourists started booking rooms at Alternative State Local Quarantine (ASLQ) hotels in Pattaya of Chon Buri province, but were then blocked from organising flights to the kingdom after Thai Consulate-Generals said they were only allowed to quarantine in Bangkok and its surrounding areas.
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UK, Thailand launch 'Smart City Handbook'
Britain and the Thai Digital Economy and Society Ministry have jointly launched a "Smart City Handbook" to promote partnerships in smart city development between the two countries.
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Bus agency plans to offload debt to MoF
A 125-billion-baht debt owed by the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will be transferred to the Ministry of Finance, only if the BMTA's rehabilitation plan proves effective, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Tuesday.
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FTI advises charter amendment for peace
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) wants authorities to step up efforts to amend the controversial charter to find a way out of political turbulence threatening plans to restore the economy.
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Pantip Pratunam pivots to wholesale trade hub
SET-listed Asset World Corp (AWC), the property arm of billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's TCC Group, plans to turn its 19-year-old Pantip Pratunam into a new wholesale trade hub for Thai manufacturers.
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Thailand warms to China's ventures
The Chinese government is ready to enable an expansion of investments in Thailand and connect its Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) with the Thai government's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged on Thursday.