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Disabled people an untapped source of Thai economic growth, says PM Srettha
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin vowed to build a society that leaves no group behind on Sunday, as Thailand marked the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities.In his speech to mark the occasion, Srettha noted that only 6% of working-age disabled people were employed in ...
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Thai economic growth slows in the third quarter
Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.5% in the third quarter from a year earlier, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) said on November 20.This figure is lower than the 2.4% growth that economists predicted in a Reuters poll previously released and the ...
BoT cuts key rate to record-low 1%
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) slashed its policy rate by 25 basis points to a fresh record low of 1% at this year’s first meeting in an effort to shore up an economy battered by the coronavirus epidemic and the months-long delay in the fiscal ...
Somruedi Banchongduang