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6 days ago | 
bangkokpost.com | Wichit Chantanusornsiri
PUBLISHED : 1 Jun 2025 at 05:58 Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul Industrial output has turned positive for the first time in nine months, with the automotive sector rebounding after a 21-month slump, says Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul. The Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) rose by 2.2% year-on-year in April, marking its first positive growth in nine months.
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1 week ago | 
bangkokpost.com | Wichit Chantanusornsiri
PUBLISHED : 31 May 2025 at 03:30 The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is offering 30 billion baht in soft loans to employers in the social security system to maintain employment. According to Paisan Hongtong, senior executive vice-president of BAAC, the bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Social Security Office (SSO) to cooperate on "Employment Promotion Loan Project, Phase 3 [2025–2026]".
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1 week ago | 
bangkokpost.com | Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Car models at a recent motor show. New domestic passenger car registrations increased for the first time in 15 months. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) Thailand's economic signals in April remained positive, with the automotive industry showing signs of improvement as new domestic passenger car registrations increased for the first time in 15 months.
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1 week ago | 
bangkokpost.com | Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Car models at a recent motor show. New domestic passenger car registrations increased for the first time in 15 months. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) Thailand's economic signals in April remained positive, with the automotive industry showing signs of improvement as new domestic passenger car registrations increased for the first time in 15 months.
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1 week ago | 
bangkokpost.com | Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bank says project benefits the region PUBLISHED : 29 May 2025 at 05:25 An artist's interpretation of a deep-sea port as part of the Land Bridge project. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has expressed interest in investing in Thailand's Land Bridge project, describing it as beneficial for both Southeast Asia and East Asia, according to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
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1 week ago | 
bangkokpost.com | Wichit Chantanusornsiri |Narumon Kasemsuk
Tourism executives says timing is bad as travel sentiment is already weak Passengers wait at a departure gate at Suvarnabhumi airport. The Revenue Department is studying the feasibility of reviving an outbound travel tax on Thai nationals. Officials are researching practices in other countries, especially developed nations, that have similar taxes in place, said Pinsai Suraswadi, director-general of the department.
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1 week ago | 
bangkokpost.com | Wichit Chantanusornsiri
PUBLISHED : 28 May 2025 at 06:04 The draft Expenditure Budget Act for fiscal 2026 is scheduled for its first parliamentary reading on Wednesday, with Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira emphasising that investment spending still complies with the fiscal discipline framework. According to Mr Pichai, the 2026 budget aims to maintain the level of public investment spending, despite an overall reduction in expenditure.
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1 week ago | 
bangkokpost.com | Wichit Chantanusornsiri
PUBLISHED : 27 May 2025 at 03:30 Listen to this article Play Pause The Government Pension Fund (GPF) remains committed to achieving average investment returns over the next 10 years that exceed domestic inflation by at least two percentage points. Speaking at an investment seminar held yesterday, GPF secretary-general Songpol Chevapanyaroj said the fund has diversified its investments across 18 asset classes, covering both capital markets and money markets.
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1 week ago | 
bangkokpost.com | Wichit Chantanusornsiri
PUBLISHED : 27 May 2025 at 05:51 Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira says the government has to unlock some of the investment restrictions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as he delivered a keynote speech at an investment seminar held on Monday. (Photo: Ministry of Finance) The government has committed to revising investment regulations in the stock market to help stimulate Thailand's capital market.
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2 weeks ago | 
bangkokpost.com | Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Thailand plans to become the first country to authorise government borrowing from the public using tokens. The current monetary system has long served as a medium of exchange for goods, but encrypted digital information systems are challenging that legacy.
