Economy and commerce

23 nations issue Thailand travel advisories

Twenty-three countries by 18 August had issued travel advisories in the wake of the 17 August Erawan shrine bombing, with most advising caution rather than avoiding travel to Thailand. Keep reading ...

S&P: Thailand's ratings unchanged after Bangkok bomb

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services sees limited immediate impact on the sovereign credit support for Thailand in the wake of the 17 August bombing at Bangkok’s popular Erawan Shrine that killed 20 people and injured another 125.  Keep reading ...

UnionPay signs chip card standard license with Thailand

UnionPay International and Thai Bankers Association signed Chip Card Standard License Agreement in Bangkok on 18 August. According to the agreement, the chip card standard of UnionPay will be introduced to local banks as the standard of Thailand’s banking industry. Thailand has become the first overseas ...

Bank of Thailand: Slower growth a regional ill

The Bank of Thailand insists that despite shocks and changes experienced in the macroeconomic environment, the country’s fundamentals remain strong, as reflected in the country’s current account surplus, stable foreign exchange rate and low unemployment. Central bank governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul on 17 August said speeding up infrastructure investment ...

Importers hedging against baht slump

Local small and medium-sized importers are in a rush to hedge their currency exposure to protect against the rapid weakening of the baht, says TMB Bank. The number of SME customers hedging against foreign exchange risk has increased by 20-30% since the baht began depreciating after ...

Thai entrepreneurs urged to move fast in Myanmar

Thai entrepreneurs should tap Myanmar’s high growth potential, say business leaders. However, competition has grown intense as Myanmar welcomes other foreign investors, forcing some Thai businesses to seek local partners in order to make it easier to do business there. Keep reading ...

Thai baht at six-year low, tourism shares fall after bombing

Thailand’s baht currency slumped to a more than six-year low on 18 August and shares fell in Bangkok over concerns an unprecedented attack in the capital could hit the vital tourism sector. At least 21 people were killed and over 120 wounded when a bomb ripped through ...

Chicken war with U.S. shows free trade threat to Vietnam farmers

Hanoi chicken farmer Nguyen Huu Tuyen blames inexpensive poultry imported from the U.S. for the loss of almost $14,000 this year.   Farmers such as Tuyen say the only way American companies can undercut Vietnamese poultry prices is if they export chicken at artificially low prices or ...

Vietnam stock index enters correction amid concern about exports

Vietnam’s stocks slid the most in more than three months to enter correction territory amid concern the nation’s exports will be hurt by yuan devaluation.   The VN-Index slumped for a fifth day, losing 2.7 percent to 573.15 at the 3 p.m. close and extending losses to ...

Vietnam, EU prepare for free trade launch

Vietnam and the EU have reached a framework agreement on the creation of a free trade zone under which almost all customs barriers between the partners will be eliminated.   The deal, which follows two and one-half years of talks, will once fully implemented remove nearly all ...

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