Researchers are looking into the potential returns from certifying Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in Trat, Trang and Pattani provinces as a means to make money to help endangered marine species.
No money left to ease Covid blues
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9 Residents in Trat province wait to register to receive financial help from the Rao Chana government stimulus programme. Jakkrit Weawkraihong
In the second quarter of 2020, the Thai economy shrank as much as 12.1%, resulting in a loss of 610 billion baht in GDP. Such a huge loss was the impact of Covid-19, caused by fear of the pandemic, the impact of strict lockdown measures, and a loss of revenue from foreign tourists.
Indeed, economic contraction would have been much worse if there had been no help from three supporting factors.
The first is the government s economic relief package of 325 billion baht.
Industrial estates set to expand
Colliers projects growth at 5-10% in 2021 buoyed by state investment and stimulus
published : 8 Feb 2021 at 06:44 The Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong falls within the Eastern Economic Corridor.
Despite risks from the travel ban, a delay in vaccine distribution and new tensions in US-China trade, the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and e-commerce are expected to continue spurring industrial property growth, in part thanks to stimulus plans and government investment in infrastructure and transport projects.
Phattarachai Taweewong, director of research and communications at Colliers International Thailand, said the industrial estate business in 2021 should improve compared with last year.