Thailand tops UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) rank in ASEAN Other ASEAN countries have also been ranked for their SDGs achievements, namely Vietnam at the 54th, Singapore at the 66th, Malaysia at the 68th, the Philippines at the 97th, Indonesia at the 102nd, Myanmar at the 110th, the Lao PDR at the 111th, Cambodia at…
New government should Speed up Thai-EU trade agreement Thai exports may lose market share in the European Union (EU) to neighboring ASEAN countries in the near future, if the EU can conclude bilateral trade deals with them. Thai exports to major markets are under pressure from the escalating trade war, which is likely to linger…
Visitor numbers to rise 7% to 39-39.8 million in 2019 The overall annual visitor number this year is now expected to be 39-39.8 million, a 2-4% increase on last year. BANGKOK, 2 July 2019(NNT) – Visitor numbers in the latter half of 2019 are expected to reach 20.1 million following proactive marketing campaigns by tourism…
BKK passenger arrivals expected to surge to 200,000 a day in October Amid gloomy forecasts and predictions for Thailand’s tourist industry, some good news out of the country’s largest airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. The number of passengers arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is expected to rise to 200,000 a day when the ‘winter…
Thai Cross Border Trade up 2.31% in First 5 Months of 2019 The border trade and cross border trade in the first five months of 2019 was worth over 570 billion baht, up 2.31 percent and continuing to grow well, unlike the total exports of the country which declined by 2.7 percent in the first…
Kasikorn Bank lowers 2019 GDP growth forecast to 3.1% Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch) has adjusted its expected GDP growth figure this year, lowering it from 3.7 to 3.1 percent, following Bank of Thailand lowering estimates from 3.8% to 3.3% Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch) has adjusted its expected GDP growth figure this year, lowering it from…
BoT trims growth forecast to 3.3% from 3.8% The bank of Thailand while maintaining a policy rate of 1.75 percent per year, announced that in 2019, the economy will expand at the lower rate of 3.3 percent from 4.1 percent in 2018, BANGKOK, 28 June 2019(NNT) – The Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced yesterday that…