Large Thai business feeling the effects of US-China trade war, rise of the baht So what do Thailand’s big banks say? The ongoing US-China trade war and the appreciation of the Thai baht against other currencies is now starting to impact larger corporates in Thailand. Wasin Saiyawan, senior executive vice president and chief of wholesale…
Bangkok Tops Mastercard’s Cities Index For The Fourth Consecutive Year Paris and London, in flipped positions this year, hold the No. 2 and 3 spots, respectively both hovering over 19 million. All top ten cities saw more international overnight visitors in 2018 than the prior year, with the exception of London, which decreased nearly 4…
Thailand’s Q2 growth rate at 2.3%, lowest in 19 quarters Thailand’s economic think-tank warned that something must be done quickly by the government, otherwise the economic situation will get worse. Thailand’s economic growth rate for the second quarter of this year registered at 2.3%, compared to 2.8% for the first quarter, which is the lowest…
Thailand’s Drought disaster estimated 10bn baht ($326M) The overall damage is expected to escalate to 37 billion baht should the drought extends to September, as the wet season rice cultivation cycle would be affected; that would lower expected Thai economic growth to 2.9 percent from 3 percent. The University of the Thai Chambers of Commerce…
Exports contracted by -2.1%YOY in June, or -8.7% without Gold With the exception of military arms and weapons reshipment to the USA in February, Thai exports value has shrunk continuously for the past 8 months, and the first half of 2019 showing a decline of -4.4%YOY. The value of Thai exports in June 2019 fell…
Restaurant business in Thailand…is it still worth investing ? Restaurant business tends to be constantly growing as a result of structural change like smaller household and changing consumer lifestyle. Restaurant business still has a chance to grow amidst economic fluctuation. EIC estimates a 4-5% business expansion in 2019-2020 as a result of changing population structure:…
Asia’s Most Innovative Country in 2019 is Singapore Singapore (4th worldwide) has prioritised health and medicine in its national innovation strategy, including its AI development plan. Continuing innovations in health and medicine have led to economic growth and a better quality of life for many around the world. But inequalities could grow rapidly. Innovation and…
Thai inflation climbed to 1.24% in March 2019 Core inflation stood at 0.58%YOY, stable from 0.60%YOY in the previous month following stagnated prepared food, housing rent and medical and personal care price index. Headline inflation surged to 1.24%YOY in March, up from 0.73%YOY in the previous month. Raw food and energy prices are the main drivers…
TAT target 10% growth in 2020 with quality markets and responsible tourism TAT has set clear directions to move the Thai tourism industry out of mass tourism and towards responsible tourism with an emphasis on revenue-generating quality tourists. Bangkok, 9 July 2019 – Gearing up to mark its 60th anniversary in 2020, the Tourism Authority of…
Political uncertainty takes toll on Thai growth The country’s growth rate is projected to fall from 4.1 percent in 2018 to 3.5 percent in 2019, according to the World Bank’s Thailand Economic Monitor, released today. According to the World Bank’s Thailand Economic Monitor (July edition), risk to the economic outlook in Thailand are primarily domestic.…