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Business diversification provides listed companies with buffer…

Article by The Stock Exchange of Thailand Geographic diversification helped cushion blows to the revenue of companies as the domestic economy slowed down under pressure. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Thai listed companies in 2020 brought home USD 98.63...

Commerce Min adds TOPTHAI store to Indonesia’s Blibli.com

BANGKOK (NNT) - Turning to the online domain to offset limitations due to COVID-19, the Ministry of Commerce has launched the TOPTHAI Store on Indonesia’s Blibli.com platform, with the intention of penetrating the market in the archipelago. Assistant to...

Thailand’s Agriculture Bank Offers Loans for Community Enterprises…

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has started offering loans this month for community enterprises and agricultural cooperatives to plant cannabis, after parts of the plant were taken off the narcotics list. BAAC senior...

Thailand’s August exports grow 8.9%

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s export sector has seen 8.93% year-on-year growth in August this year, with a slight slowdown as some manufacturing lines were closed, due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The Ministry of Commerce says the sector is growing...

Thai Industrial Sector Urges Government to Borrow More Money to…

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is urging the government to borrow an additional 1 trillion baht to help the economy next year, following months of lockdown to curb COVID-19 outbreaks. FTI chairman Supant Mongkolsuthree...

DBD holds virtual expo for franchises

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Business Development has launched a virtual event for franchises, connecting leading franchises to ...

ASEAN Agrees to Develop Digital Economy for Post-COVID-19 Pandemic…

BANGKOK (NNT) - The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) meeting last week agreed to develop the region’s digital economy, to accelerate the post-COVID pandemic recovery. Deputy Commerce Minister Sansern Samalapa said the economic ministers discussed guidelines for reviving the...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Orders State Agencies to Inject Funding…

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants to see state agencies inject funding into the economy as quickly as possible for the new fiscal year starting in October. Deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Traisoranakul said the prime...