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There were 1,339 factories with 34,569 employees and a total investment of approximately Bt56.9 billion registered for sale or out of business in the first 10 months of 2019, according to the Industry Ministry.The factories were classified into 21 industrial groups including crop products, food, ...

The Fiscal Policy Office of the Bank of Thailand voted 5:2 on Tuesday to slash the benchmark policy rate by 25 points to 1.25% with immediate effect in a bid to boost the slowing Thai economy.Fiscal Policy Office secretary, Mr. Tittanan Mallikamat, said today (Wednesday) ...

The ratio of household debt to GDP has risen by 78.8 per cent meaning that Thai citizens have combined debts of Bt13 trillion debts, the second-highest in Asia, according to a recent seminar on the subject of household debt and homeownership organized by the Real ...

The World Bank has reduced its forecast for Thailand’s economic expansion in 2019 from 3.5 to 2.7 per cent, while 2020 speculation was also brought down to 2.9 per cent from the earlier figure of 3.9 per cent.The World Bank had predicted in April that ...

Thailand’s economic growth forecast of 2.8% for this year is below potential, the central bank governor said on Monday, adding the bank was ready to review monetary policy if conditions worsen.While the Bank of Thailand (BoT) downgraded the 2019 growth outlook from the previous 3.3% ...

Trade growth in Thailand’s border areas has slowed down due to the struggling global economy and the ongoing trade war between China and the United States of America. In the first eight months of this year, Thailand’s border trade was valued at 915 billion baht, ...

The office of the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is concerned by the performance of the Thai economy in the second half of 2019. The office fears that the lack of stimulating factors and an ever-stronger baht may lead to lower ...

The Government Spokesperson has reiterated the state welfare card program contributes to the stabilization of the Thai economy, directly helps members of the public, and stimulates public spending.Keep watching ...

The economic cabinet has decided to inject another 316 billion baht into the economy through a new stimulus package and remains optimistic that economic growth will be more than 3% this year despite the sluggish global outlook.Keep reading ...

Two key economy-related state agencies have taken drastic measures to curb the impacts from the US-China trade war as the Thai economy slows.The Finance Ministry is pressing state enterprises to inject 130 billion baht into their investment projects by the end of this year, while ...