UK keen to invest in EEC
Commerce Minister Sonthirat Sonthijirawong confirmed that the United Kingdom was interested in expanding trade and investment with Thailand, especially regarding investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. Keep reading ...
Supawadee Wangsri
Thai rice exports topple 30 billion baht in first 2 months of 2018
The value of Thai rice exports in the first two months of 2018 was recorded at 30 billion baht. According to the Thai Rice Exporters Association, Thailand sold 1.9 million tons of rice worth 30.318 billion baht to overseas buyers around the world between January ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
Rice exports up but may lose momentum
Thai rice exports in the first two months of 2018 rose 10% year-on-year by volume to 1.91 million tonnes and 16.1% in baht value to 30.32 billion baht but orders are falling due to the strong baht.Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Chiang Rai Ships 14 Containers of Chickens Worth 35 Million Baht to China
Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Niwat Sutemechaikul, along with China’s Consul General to Chiang Mai Ren Yisheng, presided over the ceremony marking the first shipment of the Thai chicken products to China at Chiang Saen Cargo Port in Chiang Rai.Keep reading ...
Thailand enjoys 10.3% export growth in Feb
The Ministry of Commerce says the global economic recovery contributed to February’s export growth of 10.3% while maintaining this year’s export growth target at 8%.Keep reading ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
Thailand aims to boost trade with neighbors by 15% in 2018
Thailand aims to increase trade with countries on its borders by 15% this year, to a record high of 1.5 trillion baht ($50 billion). The government is backing the drive to offset an expected slowdown in overall export growth due to appreciation of the baht ...
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Japan supports Thailand 4.0
As the Thai economy continues to evolve, so too is investment coming from Japan, which sees Thailand as the ideal gateway to the growing ASEAN region. Under the Thailand 4.0 plan, Thailand aims to move to a digital and knowledge-based economy driven by services, innovation, ...
Internal Trade Department to strictly regulate prices after wage rise
The Ministry of Commerce has instructed the Department of Internal Trade to keep a close watch on price of goods in the wake of the wage rise slated to apply from April. The move came after the government had announced a minimum wage rise of 8-22 ...
Vipaporn Pooritanasarn
Thai-EU FTA talks to resume this year
Thai-EU free trade agreement (FTA) talks are expected to resume by the middle of this year, after the bloc late last year agreed to resume political contact “at all levels”, more than three years after suspending them to protest the 2014 military coup.After meeting with ...
Thai trade strong with ASEAN in 2017
Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has reported Thai farm goods enjoyed a trade balance advantage in ASEAN of 200 billion baht in 2017, which should continue if the sector maintains its quality and trustworthiness this year.The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives reports Thailand saw ...
