Federation of Thai Industries
Thailand’s exports surge despite strong baht
Despite a considerably strong domestic currency, Thailand’s exports in August grew at their fastest pace since January 2013, far better than expected as demand...
Thailand approves $3.7b of investment in various industries
Thailand's investment agency Board of Investment (BoI) said on June 18 that it approved applications for 18 projects worth about $3.7 billion, mainly in...
Ruling Thai general to chair country’s Board of Investment
The ruling general of Thailand's junta which took over power on May 22, Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, will chair a new 18-person Board of Investment...
Thailand: 30,000 auto workers lost jobs
Thailand’s auto sector, Southeast Asia’s biggest, has fired more than 30,000 subcontracted workers this year and slashed production, as sales plunge after months of...
Thai SMEs hardest hit by political volatility
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) warned on April 21that at least 100,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country will be forced...
Bangkok protesters cripple key ministries
After occupying the finance and foreign ministries as well as the public relations department of the government in Bangkok on November 25, thousands of...
Thailand’s next problem: Car output drops
One of the few Thai industry sectors that so far supported the country's already moderate 2013 GDP growth - besides tourism -, the car...
Thai industry confidence hits new low
The Thai industries sentiment index (TISI) for September 2013 dropped from 91.3 points in August to its lowest level in 23 months at 90.4,...
Thailand’s first-car buyer incentive scheme a failure
The so-called first-car buyer scheme in Thailand, an incentive introduced in 2012 by the populist government, turned out to be a huge failure.
Under the...
Thai baht: Rate cut or currency war?
All eyes will be on the Bank of Thailand on May 29 when the monetary policy committee meets to decide on a benchmark interest...
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