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Thailand's creative economy holds significant potential to drive economic growth, generate quality jobs and support the country's transition towards high-income status. To unlock this potential and ...
News Thailand » Economy: Nearly 30 years after IMF rescue, Thailand faces new economic test
By Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Ekniti Nitithanprapas was a young graduate student in the United States when Thailand devalued the baht in 1997, setting off the Asian financial crisis. A ...
News Thailand » Economy: Thailand, Iranian oil, and the economic cost of sanctions and war
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – Thailand's recent decision to explore crude supply options with Oman reflects not a collapse in access to Iranian oil, but a deeper vulnerability to the ...
News Thailand » Economy: Thai Government Says Stimulus Will Lift GDP in Q4 but Strong Baht Remains a Concern
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's economic stability is underpinned by strong financial and fiscal fundamentals, and government stimulus measures will give growth a boost in the final quarter of 2025, the ...
News Thailand » Economy: Thai Economic Growth Likely Slowed Sharply in Q3 on Weak Consumption: Reuters Poll
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Thailand's economic growth likely slowed sharply last quarter as weak household spending and ongoing domestic uncertainty offset gains from exports, a Reuters poll of economists ...
News Thailand » Economy: Thailand's second-quarter growth seen slowing sharply as weak consumption weighs: Reuters poll
BENGALURU, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Thailand's economic growth likely slowed sharply in the second quarter, while the economy contracted on a quarterly basis, a Reuters poll of economists showed, as ...
News Thailand » Economy: Why Thailand Shelved the ‘Digital Wallet’ Scheme
After distributing 185 billion baht (around $5.7 billion) in two phases, the government of Thailand has now officially shelved its digital wallet scheme. The program, a signature promise of the ...
News Thailand » Economy: Thailand's inflation will come down in the near-term: Bank of Thailand's Deputy Governor
Piti Disyatat, Deputy Governor for Monetary Stability at the Bank of Thailand, says that inflation is likely to be more moderate than previously forecasted given that oil prices remain within range, ...
News Thailand » Economy: Thailand’s tourism can no longer carry economy, says ex-TAT chief
Thailand's tourism industry alone can no longer sustain the economy, a former TAT chief warns amid weaker arrivals and high household debt.
News Thailand » Economy: Thailand Protests Moody’s Decision to Downgrade Its Economic Outlook to ‘Negative’
The ratings agency says that the recently announced U.S. tariffs “risk aggravating the trend decline in the country’s potential growth.” Thailand’s government has challenged the decision by the ...
News Thailand » Economy: THD: Tourism Headwinds And Stagnant, Aging Population Will Weigh Down Thailand's Economy
I assign iShares MSCI Thailand ETF (THD) a sell rating due to Thailand's demographic and economic headwinds. Thailand faces a rapidly aging, shrinking population and declining tourism, threatening GDP ...
News Thailand » Economy: Thailand’s pork industry fears influx of cheap US imports under Trump
Bangkok, Thailand – Stewed, seasoned with sugar and cloves, deep-fried or dished up in a zingy chilli mince – the diets of most Thais are incomplete without pork. But a $3bn market – supplied nearly ...