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US grants one-year extension of GSP privileges for Thai products
Three Thai products that had been at risk of losing their preferences – video cameras, lenses for eyeglasses, and air-conditioner parts – will continue to enjoy export privileges to the US this year, as their values have not yet exceeded competitive need limitations. Duangporn Rodphaya, ...
Rice-clearing auction draws big crowd
Sixty-six rice traders participated in the government’s auction of 2.86 million tonnes of rice on February 16, showing high market demand for the last lot of rice suitable for consumption from the government’s stocks. Duangporn Rodphaya, director-general of the Commerce Ministry’s Foreign Trade Department, said ...
Thai delegation to visit for talks on expanding trade, investment
Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Mr Somkid Jatusripitak is due to lead a business delegation to Myanmar early next month on a visit aimed at expanding bilateral trade and investment, the Bangkok Post reported. It quoted Mr Isara Vongkusolkit, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, ...
