BOT: Economy trends toward recovery The Bank of Thailand has forecast a positive trend in the economy thanks to several encouraging factors. — NBT World (video) Who wants in on the EEC? The much-awaited Eastern […]
Consumer confidence index increases for 2 consecutive months The Thai consumer confidence index in September 2017 increased for two consecutive months due to a recovering economy. Export and tourism growth were the main factors contributing […]
Thai baht to remain volatile pending US monetary policies Volatility in the Thai baht is expected to continue, pending monetary policies of the United States. — NBT World (video) US to resume selling weapons to […]
Following hot on the heals of a crackdown on endless business visa extensions (See:Â Axe Falls on Endless Cambodia Visa Extensions) Cambodia’s Department of Immigration (DOI) is set to launch a concerted crackdown on foreigners living […]
Thailand expects 35 pct more Chinese tourists in Golden Week, spending $329 mln Thailand expects 260,000 Chinese tourists during the Golden Week holidays this week, up 35 percent from the same period last year, the […]
Trump says wants to reduce U.S. trade deficit with Thailand President Donald Trump wants to reduce the U.S. trade deficit with Thailand, he told the country’s prime minister on Monday in a meeting that marked […]
BoT Act: Banks must help to bail out peers The Thai central bank has amended section 19 of the Bank of Thailand Act to clearly state that financial institutions must be mutually responsible in shouldering […]
PM issues reassurance that nation’s banks are stable The Prime Minister has given an assurance that the five banks offered special risk managment measures are still stable and only received the measures to ensure stringent […]
E-commerce market heading for Bt2.8 trillion this year THAILAND’S e-commerce market is on track to reach Bt2.8 trillion by the end of this year, a gain of almost 10 per cent from the previous year, […]
In a world of increasing uncertainty cryptocurrencies are proving to be an attractive alternate to a growing number of people over storing physical currency in bricks and mortar banks. The opening of Cambodia’s first bitcoin […]
ADB: 2017 Thai economic growth to stand at 3.5% The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast that the Thai economy will expand by 3.5% this year due to the growing volume of exports. Accelerated public […]
Thailand fetches third place in world tourism revenue Thailand has attained third place in terms of tourism revenue according to 2016-2017 statistics released by the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). — NBT World (video) […]