Tag: Poom Sarapol
2012 export growth likely only 5%: Deputy Commerce Minister
BANGKOK, Oct 24 - Deputy Commerce Minister Poom Sarapol said on Wednesday Thailand's export growth this year could reach only 5 per cent...
Commerce Ministry expects home, gift fair to generate Bt300 million
BANGKOK, Oct 16 - The 34th Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair, BIG & BIH October 2012, kicked off on...
Thai exports in August drop 6.9 per cent
BANGKOK, Sept 25 –Thai exports in August were valued at US$19.7 billion, a 6.9 per cent drop due to escalating eurozone debt crisis,...
Over 1 mil pieces of pirated products officially destroyed
BANGKOK, 10 September 2012 – The Commerce Ministry has recently destroyed over 1 million pieces of pirated products, worth over 1.8 billion baht. ...
Thailand’s July exports continue to drop
BANGKOK, Aug 29 – Thailand's deputy commerce minister said the country's exports in July continued dropping by 4.46 per cent year-on-year, about US$19.5...
Economic crisis in Europe drags down Thai exports in April
Thai exports in April fell 3.67 percent year-on-year thanks to Europe’s economic crisis, said Deputy Commerce Minister Poom Sarapol. ...
Thailand’s exports fall 6% in January
Thai exports in January contracted by 6.03 percent year-on-year with the total value of over US$15.7 billion owing to Thailand’s 2011 mega-flood and...
Commerce Ministry targets Thai exports to grow 15% this year
BANGKOK, Feb 7 – The Commerce Ministry has targeted pushing Thai exports to grow 15 per cent this year while in the first quarter...
3 million tons of rice mortgaged under government plan
Thailand’s farmers have mortgaged over 3 million tons of unmilled rice since the Oct 7 startup of the government’s rice mortgage scheme. ...
3 million tonnes of rice mortgaged under government plan
BANGKOK, Dec 15 – Thailand’s farmers have mortgaged over 3 million tonnes of unmilled rice since the Oct 7 startup of the government's rice...
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