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Thailand: Senate rejects disputed amnesty bill
Thailand's senate on November 11 unanimously rejected a contentious political amnesty bill, as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters massed in Bangkok to try to...
Bank of Thailand slashes growth outlook
The Bank of Thailand said risks to financial stability, including high levels of household debt, have reduced the scope for further monetary easing, even...
Thailand sets maximum rate for microfinance at 36%
Thailand's ministry of finance has set the lending rate for its upcoming microfinance programme at36 per cent annually or 3 per cent monthly, The...
Thailand backtracks on luxury tax cut
On September 8, Thailand’s government said that it will scrap import duties on designer goods such as luxury watches, clothes, perfumes and cosmetics in...
Thai rubber protests spread – prices surging
Protests of Thai rubber farmers demanding government compensation for low world market prices for the commodity spread on September 4, with around 12,000 farmers...
No single currency in sight for ASEAN
Despite lots of commitments for cooperation within the ASEAN bloc at the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Myanmar from June 5 to...
Thai central bank cuts interest rate
The Bank of Thailand in its monetary policy committee meting on May 29 cut the benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage...
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...
Thailand growth slowing on strong baht
Thailand's export-oriented economy cooled down in the first quarter of 2013, mostly due to the strong currency, the baht, which is on the highest...
Thailand, Bahrain set up distribution hub
Thailand and Bahrain on April 19 agreed to establish a distribution center in the Gulf nation to boost Thai trade with Middle East markets...
Thailand shifts investment incentive focus
Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has set up a new incentive policy that prioritises remote areas and border regions in the country, according to...
Concern over strong Thai baht grows
Thailand's currency, the baht, has risen to its highest level against the US dollar since being floated in July 1997, stirring market concerns over...
Two Thai banks under heavy pressure
Islamic Bank of Thailand and SME Bank, a Thai financial institution specialising on small and medium company financing, are currently feeling the heat of...
EU debt crisis dominates Bangkok summit
Senior finance officials from Asia and Europe met on October 15 at the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Bangkok for talks on the global...
Investment in Thailand to top $25 billion
Investors' applications through the Thai Board of Investment (BoI), the approving body for strategic industry and commercial investments under a tax privileges scheme, will...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...