Economy and industry

Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is ready to be signed in November, and is expected to take effect in the second half of next year.At the 8th RCEP Ministers’ Meeting held on Aug. 27 through ...

Thai Minister of Transport Saksayam Chidchob said Friday his ministry has scheduled to complete the construction of the 6th Thai-Lao friendship bridge by 2025.During his trip to the northeastern provinces of Amnat Charoen, Yasothon and Mukdahan provinces, Saksayam said he is in discussion with various ...

The Chinese government is ready to enable an expansion of investments in Thailand and connect its Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) with the Thai government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged on Thursday.Keep reading ...

The Ministry of Labor has allocated 1.74 billion baht specifically for occupational skills training campaigns in the 2021 fiscal year, as an alternative approach to help workers being affected by this year’s pandemic.Keep watching ...

The Bank of Thailand will not extend a broad-based debt moratorium but will introduce targeted measures to help debtors affected by the coronavirus pandemic, a BoT assistant governor said on Friday.Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy posted its deepest contraction in over two decades in the second ...

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Finance Ministry to publicise the “Kon La Khreung” (Let’s Go Halves) economic stimulus package so more people use the scheme, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Friday.He said just over 3.5 million people have registered for it ...

The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) said that the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) Confidence Index in September has improved, but still underperformed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing political turmoil.Keep watching ...

The state and private sectors will start integrating different charging systems for electric vehicles (EVs) into a single standard as part of a trial early next year to make facilities more widely available to EV motorists.Up to 80 charging outlets have been built since 2016 ...

Thailand’s economic outlook remains highly uncertain with risks tilted to the downside and the central bank stands ready to use necessary tools to support an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, central bank officials said on Wednesday.Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy contracted the most in 22 ...

Four of Thailand’s biggest commercial banks are hastening moves to stay ahead of the wave of digital disruption now sweeping the country.Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is in the final year of its four-year digital transformation plan but is already drafting a new plan for the ...