The Thai government estimates that the most recent riots by ‘Red Shirt’ protestors has cost the Thailand economy as much as $2.9 billion in lost tourism revenue according to AFP. The loss to the Thai [...]
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Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej of the new Thailand government has suggested that he will work towards removing restrictions on foreign capital inflows according to The International Herald Tribune. Thailand investment limits were imposed in 2006 [...]
Thailand now ranks 15th, up from 13th in 2007, in the World Banks 2008 ease of doing business report according to The Nation. The key driver of the higher ranking for Thailand is the introduction [...]
New Zealand’s biggest producer of washers and dryers, Fisher & Paykel Appliances (F&P), plans to further invest in Thailand according to Bloomberg. In addition to the Thailand investment, F&P set up plants in Mexico and [...]
Tata Motors, India’s largest automaker, has unveiled its first pick-up truck made in Thailand according to The Economic Times. The truck, named the Xenon, is a product of the Tata investment in Thailand worth $40.26 [...]
Chevron has announced that it will start work on its $3.1 billion natural gas Thailand investment project according to East Bay Business Times. The project plans to output 420 million cubic feet of natural gas [...]
The Thailand economy saw a rise of 2.5 percent in the Thailand Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the month of October according to RTT News. The key drivers of such inflation on the Thailand economy [...]
Consumer confidence in the Thailand economy rose to 71.9 in January according to Businessweek. The positive Thailand economic news marks the the highest consumer confidence reading in 21 months and is up from a reading [...]
Economist estimate that vote buying because of upcoming Thai elections will swell the Thailand economy by at least $1 billion according to the International Herald Tribune. While vote buying in many developed countries is masked [...]
The Bank of Thailand has left interest rates unchanged in order to help spur the Thailand economy according to WSJ. The current interest rate for the Thai economy stands at 1.25 percent and is expected [...]
