Recap: Global stocks began the fourth quarter on the back foot yesterday as fears are mounting about high inflation, slowing growth, rising interest rates, a global energy crunch that is causing prices to soar, and regulatory risk in China.
The Tobacco Authority of Thailand (TOAT) plans to set up a subsidiary to move into the hemp business, with the aim of increasing tobacco farmers' income by three to four times the present level, said the state enterprise's governor Phanupol Rattanakanjanapatra.