Thailandia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »If you want to win, you have to fight.
— Thai proverb
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Stocks jump as BoT says economy recovering
Thai stocks turned positive on Wednesday after the Bank of Thailand (BoT) held interest rates as expected and predicted second-quarter output would be better than forecast, while warning it was ready to quell gains for the baht.
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Office market draws external investors
A robust office market has attracted non-developer Thai investors and foreign investment groups, with a large amount of new supply being added in Bangkok after 2024, according to property consultant Colliers International Thailand.
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Nok Air will be just fine, insists CEO
Nok Air insisted on Thursday its business would be able to return to solvency despite the airline following Thai Airways' lead and filing a business rehabilitation request with the Central Bankruptcy court.
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Fetco lines up stimulus proposal
The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco) is preparing to submit a long-term investment plan to the new finance minister to stimulate long-term savings.
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Thai AirAsia, Dusit uneasy over ailing economy
Thai AirAsia and Dusit International are voicing concerns over the stricken economy, which has led locals to think twice before taking domestic trips.
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Predee quits Kasikornbank ahead of taking cabinet job
Predee Daochai, a co-president of Kasikornbank and chairman of the Thai Bankers' Association, who is expected to become deputy prime minister and concurrently serve as finance minister, has resigned from his posts, effective on Friday.
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Slump in local car sales continues
Domestic car sales shrank for a 13th straight month in June, dropping 32.6% from a year earlier to 58,013 vehicles, as the coronavirus outbreak hit demand, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Thursday.
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Exim Bank sees NPLs increase from 2019
Bad loans at the Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank) rose by almost two percentage points in the first half from year-end 2019 as Thai exports have been reeling from the pandemic.
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THAI plans SOS flights to London
Thai Airways International (THAI) has arranged three flights to London next month targeting students, business people and foreign nationals stranded by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Investors urge government to avoid economic policy vacuum
Business leaders and investors are urging the government to pick a new economic team as soon as possible to help steer the Thai economy through the coronavirus crisis.
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Four firms to advise on THAI rehab
The board of Thai Airways International (THAI) has approved the hiring of four firms to assist in legal, accounting, business and financial matters as the company works on its debt rehabilitation plan.
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FTI: Tyre probe stems from spat
The US Department of Commerce's new anti-dumping investigation on tyres exported from Thailand to the American market is believed to result from the US-China trade war, as some exporters are Chinese factories relocated to Thailand, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
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MAN expands to deal with pandemic
Germany-based MAN Truck & Bus Thailand has encountered a rough patch, with weak bus and truck sales in the Thai market during the pandemic, but remains optimistic about its future business here.
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Observation tower on shaky ground
The Bangkok Observation Tower Foundation, formed by major private business groups, has notified the Treasury Department of its request to cancel the lease contract to develop the much-touted Chao Phraya riverside observation tower.
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BBL to apply Bank Permata model globally
Bangkok Bank (BBL) is conducting a feasibility study on applying the retail business model of its Indonesian subsidiary PT Bank Permata to the bank's international network.
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Govt goes on offensive to defend coconut industry
The Foreign Ministry is urging Thai diplomats to explain to foreign importers and retailers that Thailand does not use monkeys to harvest coconuts on an industrial scale.
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Patients a virtue after lockdown
Foreign patients are among the first international arrivals set to land on Thai territory after three months of lockdown.
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Traders let over border to pick up merchandise
SA KAEO: Checkpoints are being reopened to Cambodian traders for five hours a day as border markets on the Thai side slowly return to business, according to local authorities.
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TCG sets B30bn loan guarantee for frail SMEs
State-owned Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) has set a loan guarantee amount of 30 billion baht for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) operators whose loans are at risk of turning sour.
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'Survival Team' set up for Thai Airways
A so-called "Survival Team" has been formed to work out a business plan for Thai Airways International (THAI) to support the debt rehabilitation of the carrier, according to a source at the airline.
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TNSC sees 10% export drop
Thai shippers have downgraded the country’s export outlook to a 10% contraction, deeper than the previous forecast of an 8% drop, with the finger pointed at the coronavirus crisis and the strong baht.