Thailandia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »If you want to win, you have to fight.
— Thai proverb
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Priority boarding
To reopen or keep the borders shut to foreign tourists is a hotly debated topic in recent weeks, as the Thai tourism industry has yielded lucrative economic benefits for over two decades.
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TBA talks soft loan criteria with BoT
The Thai Bankers' Association (TBA) is in talks with the Bank of Thailand to seek ways to fine-tune the 500-billion-baht soft loan criteria, probably by allowing banks to extend loans with a specific purpose such as keeping small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) employees on payroll.
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Thai economy will shrink at least 5% this year: World Bank
Thailand's economy is expected to be severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, shrinking by at least 5% this year and taking more than two years to return to pre-pandemic GDP output levels, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
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BDMS, Ping An Health ink agreement
SET-listed Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), Thailand's largest private hospital network, has entered into an agreement with China-based Ping An Health Insurance to tap the lucrative Chinese medical tourist market.
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CIMBT set to reduce loan target
CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) is poised to lower its lending growth target for this year to zero from 12% predicted earlier as the coronavirus crisis wreaks havoc on the economy.
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Second half to witness more business closures
Thailand can expect another wave of business closures in the second half of 2020 as the economic consequences of the pandemic, lockdown and withdrawal of tourists reverberate nationwide, says the Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai).
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Harnessing the potential of diversity for your business: The benefits of diversifying your workforce
In this series of three articles for the Bangkok Post authored by Steps With Theera, we'll be outlining how employing a more diverse range of people can benefit business, looking at challenges which might arise, and examples of where in Thailand it is already working well.
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Thai investors granted ownership of firms in Japan
Thai investors can take complete ownership of service businesses in Japan after the recent ratification of the first protocol to amend the Asean-Japan Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP).
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FTI taking SME rehab plan to PM
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) will submit its economic rehabilitation plan to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today, urging the government to speed up issuance of soft loans and technological help for farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Car sales to plunge 30-50% in 2020: FTI
Domestic car sales in Thailand may drop by 30-50% this year from last year's 1 million vehicles as the coronavirus hit demand, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.
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May domestic car sales tumble 54.12% y/y: FTI
Domestic car sales in Thailand shrank for a 12th straight month in May, down 54.12% from a year earlier to 40,418 vehicles, as the coronavirus outbreak hurt demand, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.
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Taiwan to let in Thai business people
TAIPEI: Taiwan will from the start of next week ease border controls put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and will allow in business travellers from Thailand and some other lower-risk countries, though they will have to be tested and quarantined.
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THAI workers' jobs 'safe for now'
The management of Thai Airways International (THAI) insists job terminations are not in the pipeline for at least a year even though downsizing the fleet and cutting routes are part of its six-point strategy to turn the business around.
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Thai AirAsia wants regulators to lift restriction on middle seat
Thai AirAsia (TAA) will ask regulators to change the rule requiring airlines to keep middle seats open, aiming to increase capacity ahead of the government's domestic tourism promotion next month.
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Thailand should join Asia-Pacific trade pact talks: business group
Thailand should take part in Asia-Pacific trade agreement talks in August to help to decide whether to join the pact, a group of leading Thai business associations said on Wednesday.
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Outlet mall opens shop adjacent Suvarnabhumi
Siam Piwat Simon, a joint venture between Siam Piwat and Simon Property Group, announced it will open Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok on June 19, the second outlet mall to open near Suvarnabhumi airport.
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Japanese firms ask for traveller quota
Japanese investors and companies are requesting the Thai government reopen the country to 100 Japanese business travellers per day, as they are eager to return here to make new investments and fill executive-level vacancies.
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EIC forecasts U-shaped recovery
The Thai economy is likely set for a U-shaped recovery and a return to pre-pandemic growth levels in two years, according to the Siam Commercial Bank's Economic Intelligence Center (EIC).
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SET up 20.24 points to 1,394.42 at opening
Thai stocks opened up 1.47% at the start of trade this morning.
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Thai stocks close highest since March 6
The Stock Exchange of Thailand index and other Southeast Asian markets rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump left the trade deal with China intact despite escalating tensions over Hong Kong's autonomy, with signs of a gradual recovery in the Chinese economy also helping sentiment.
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Push to keep THAI in the sky
Creditors are likely to try to keep Thai Airways International (THAI) afloat to pay off debts, raising hope the airline's rehabilitation plan will pass the court's scrutiny, according to a source in the Finance Ministry.