Small and medium enterprises (SME)

The Finance Ministry is ready to consider retail operators’ proposal for tax breaks on shopping to stimulate domestic spending, says Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana.The ministry has delegated related agencies, including the Fiscal Policy Office, the Revenue Department and the Excise Department, to examine the possibilities, ...

Investors are likely to shift from risk assets to safe-haven assets due to uncertainty following the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, experts said.The baht this week moved between 30.94 and 31.24 against the dollar.The dollar strengthened due to uncertainty following rising Covid-19 cases in the ...

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).Speaking on Thursday, FTI chairman Supant Mongkolsuthree ...

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) supports the move to make Thailand a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to boost the nation’s international trade in the post-pandemic period.The panel’s stance, unveiled on Tuesday by the ...

E-commerce in Thailand this year will rise by 35 per cent or Bt220 billion due to the “new normal” brought on by the government’s lockdown measures amid the Covid-19 crisis, Priceza.com revealed on Wednesday (June 10).Priceza.com is a leading price comparison website in Southeast Asia ...

The closure of dozens of illegal trade gates along the border with Thailand to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is causing shortages of everything from beer and energy drinks to detergent and cosmetics, highlighting the vast scale of informal trade with Thailand.For decades, billions of ...

The private sector is calling for a quick and clear stance from the government on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).Companies cited foreign investors who have already invested and are interested in further spending in Thailand, though they are waiting for the ...

Investor confidence in Thailand’s financial markets over the next three months has hit its highest level this year, helped by the sooner-than-expected easing of a coronavirus lockdown, a capital market association said on Tuesday.The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organisations said its May survey showed ...

Thailand is returning to its economic roots as a food producer, with overseas demand for rice, seafood, fruit and other edibles bolstering exports even as the Covid-19 pandemic dents production and shipments of manufactured goods.The proportion of food- and agricultural-related exports to total shipments jumped to ...

The cabinet has agreed to set up a committee to consider whether Thailand should seek membership in an Asia-Pacific trade agreement after widespread opposition last month amid concerns joining the pact may harm the agriculture industry.The lower house panel will open for public opinions on ...