Thai exports amounted $18bln (Q1) under FTA and GSP benefits Those included 16.7 billion dollars in benefits from 12 FTA agreements. The highest values of exported goods were of pickup trucks, rubber products, sugar made of sugarcane and oil. Bangkok, (NNT) – The Ministry of Commerce pushed for exporters to use the existing FTA and…
April’s exports fall to the lowest level in 24 months “Deputy PM Somkid Jatusripitak has scheduled a meeting on May 31 with Thailand’s commercial attachés from across the world in a bid to boost exports.” Thailand’s exports fell 2.6% last month (April) to US$18.5 billion, the lowest level since May 2017. Thai PBS reports that…
Thai exports pay price for US-China trade war US markets the new hope after shipments slump to a 24month low last month. THAI EXPORTS contracted in April by 2.6 per cent year on year, hitting their lowest level in 24 months, impacted by the US-China trade war, the Commerce Ministry said yesterday, adding it was…
EGCO posts 47% Q1 gain due to increased power generation Electricity Generating Public Company Limited is showing Bt2,915 million in first-quarter 2019 operating profit as it looks to future growth. Looking forward, EGCO Group is planning to convert its former power plant land in Rayong into an industrial estate within the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC)…
Thai GDP forecast cut to 3.3% to 3.8% THE National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has adjusted down its GDP forecast from 4 per cent to 3.3 to 3.8 per cent, citing the impact on Thai exports from the escalating US-China trade war as the key factor. “The escalation of the trade war is…
Thai Growth Slumps to Weakest Since 2014 as Trade War Takes Toll (Bloomberg) — Thailand’s economy grew at the slowest pace since 2014 in the first quarter as weaker global demand and trade tensions weighed on exports. Gross domestic product rose 2.8% from a year ago, down from a revised 3.6% in the fourth quarter,…
Thai Economy likely to miss the 3.5% growth target Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said the global economic slowdown hasweakened exports and reduced domestic consumption Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said the Thai economy is likely to stay below the 3.5% growth target as projected earlier. He said the global economic slowdown hasweakened exports and…
The future of digital TV in Thailand Digital TV industry encounters pressures from both revenue and cost perspectives leading to a downward trend in operating margin In January 2019, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) approved in principle for recall of the 700MHz band, currently being used for digital terrestrial television, for 5G development…
BOT eases jitters over currency THE chief of the central bank has sought to play down any concerns over the country’s potential inclusion on a US watch list for currency manipulation. Bank of Thailand (BOT) governor Veerathai Santiprabhob said there would be no concrete consequences if the US, as speculation suggests, is poised to add…
Thailand slashes 2019 exports estimates as trade war escalates Thai exporters are expected to pay a heavy price as the ramping up of the US-China trade war continues. The US has now launched a new round of tariffs on Chinese imports. Last Friday US President Donald Trump tweeted: “Talks with China continue in a very…