Economy and commerce

Small and medium enterprises (SME)

Border trade clocks up 41.70% growth in July [Video]

Exports across Thai borders rose to over 90 billion baht in July, a 41.7 percent increase. Deputy Prime Minister and commerce minister, Jurin Laksanawisit, said Thailand’s border commerce and trade grew 29 percent to a value of 147 billion baht in July.Keep watching ...

Weak baht helps Thai exports surge in July

Thai exports are maintaining their growth momentum, surging by 20.2% year-on-year in July despite ongoing Covid-19 outbreaks.The increase was boosted by the robust global economic recovery, depreciation of the Thai baht, rising oil prices, and export promotions by the Commerce Ministry and the private sector.The ...

Phusadee Arunmas

Over half of SMEs unlikely to survive six months without government support

The Federation of Thai SMEs has warned that small and medium-sized enterprises faced a serious crisis, with 13 per cent at risk of not surviving three months, and 40 per cent likely to close down within six months.Federation chairman Sangchai Theerakulwanich urged the government to ...

The Nation Reporter

Tips for SMEs to boost online food sales

A Chula marketing expert has offered SMEs three tips for boosting their food delivery businesses – know your strengths, know your customers, and use eye-catching food images.Food delivery is a fast-growing business during Covid-19, when customers are often reluctant to leave their homes or offices. ...

The Nation Reporter

Pandemic leads to exodus of B95bn from Thai bourse

More than 95 billion baht in capital flowed out of the Thai stock market in the first seven months of the year, partly because of the worsening pandemic, sputtering attempts to revive foreign tourism, and possibly a second year of economic contraction.The pandemic situation in ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

MPI forecast revised up to 4-5% on export growth

Thailand’s manufacturing production index (MPI) is expected to grow by 4-5% this year, up from an earlier forecast of 2-3% made by the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE), due mainly to fast-growing exports.The adjustment in the forecast was announced as the OIE reported the MPI ...

Lamonphet Apisitniran

FTI warns virus spread threatens exports

The ongoing Covid-19 outbreak is threatening to hinder the export sector from achieving its 8%-10% growth target as more factories are hamstrung by rising infections, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).Kriengkrai Thiennukul, vice-chairman of the FTI, said disease transmission is affecting production capacity and ...

Lamonphet Apisitniran

Ministry to propose frameworks for FTAs

The Commerce Ministry looks set to propose negotiation frameworks for the Thai-EU free trade agreement (FTA) and Asean-Canada FTA for cabinet approval in the third quarter, aiming to boost the country’s exports.Speaking after the Joint Public and Private Sector Consultative Committee on Commerce meeting yesterday, ...

Phusadee Arunmas

Agency warns investors of DeFi risks, legal situation

The Thai Digital Asset Association warned investors about the risks of investing in DeFi and clarified that the association cannot serve as an intermediary in a legal dispute after Genesis, a decentralised platform (DeFi) platform, claimed the association will act as an intermediary for the ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Ministry ready for more mini-FTAs

Thailand aims to clinch deals to form deeper trade partnerships through “mini-FTAs” with Hainan, China and Telangana, India by August after the country on Monday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a mini free trade agreement (mini-FTA) with Kofu city in central Japan.Commerce ...

Phusadee Arunmas

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