The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking (JSCCIB) on Wednesday pleaded with the Thai government to raise electricity bills, wages and interest rates gradually in order to mitigate the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses.
Thailand's National Innovation Agency (NIA) has set the goal of transforming the country into the world's Food Silicon Valley. It is part of the agency's policy to transform Thailand into an innovation-driven economy.
Thai investors could pick up more equities and bonds, as the two asset classes are available at attractive prices amid global clues of peak inflation and recession, said Eastspring Investments, a leading Asia-based asset manager.
Mega infrastructure development projects, coupled with accelerated growth of the electric vehicle (EV) industry, will position Southeast Asia as a bright spot for the metal and steel industries, said German trade fair organiser and convention centre Messe Düsseldorf.
Thailand plans to pursue smart city development across the country with the help of 150 second-generation smart city ambassadors (SCA), president of the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin said.