Tag: gross domestic product (GDP)
2013 growth forecast revised downward, export growth grim
BANGKOK, May 20 – Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast is lowered from 4.5-5.5 per cent to 4.2-5.2 per cent due to the...
Thai PM urges sustainable water management cooperation in Asia-Pacific
CHIANG MAI, May 20 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday called on Asia Pacific nations to cooperate in sustainable water management in...
Prolonged anti-government protest would affect Thailand’s GDP growth: Academic
BANGKOK, Nov 17 - A Thai academic said the planned anti-government rally of the Pitak Siam group next Saturday will have an impact on...
Thailand’s 2012 economic growth projection drops to 5.7% from previously forecast...
BANGKOK, Aug 3 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) lowered its projection for the country’s economic performance this year to 5.7 per cent...
Interest rate direction depends on euro zone debt crisis
BANGKOK, June 26 – There is no need for the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to lower its key interest rate, unless impacts from the...
Cabinet approves Bt33 bln in investment for development of 8 central...
KANCHANABURI, May 20 – The mobile Cabinet meeting on Sunday approved a Bt33-billion investment for the development of eight lower central provinces, while...
Nationwide flooding costs Bt60-90 billion in initial losses
Thailand’s initial losses in nationwide flooding were estimated at Bt60-90 billion or 0.6-0.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to Finance Minister Teerachai...
Jun 2011 public debt stands at 40.69% of GDP
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 – The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) has reported that the national public debt as of 30 June 2011...
Deputy PM confident govt policies to boost 2012 GDP by 2.5%
BANGKOK, Aug 31 – Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Kittirat Na Ranong is confident that the government policies to be fully implemented...
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Year-end travel rush fills Thai airports as New Year approaches
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s air travel sector is experiencing a sharp rise in passenger numbers as the New Year 2026 holiday approaches, with authorities...
Pattaya to see slightly warmer days with cool mornings, southern rains loom
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya is expected to experience slightly warmer daytime temperatures over the next 24 hours, while early mornings will remain cool with...
The Thai baht that looks too strong and the money no one sees
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Thai baht has strengthened to around 31.15 per US dollar. On the surface, this may appear reassuring. In reality, it...
Two suspects arrested for pickpocketing Israeli tourist on Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya Tourist Police have arrested two Thai men accused of pickpocketing an Israeli tourist in the early hours of the morning...