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Ekniti defends B400bn loan decree as oil shock hits Thai economy ahead of court ruling
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (578+ words) Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has defended the government's 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree as essential to sustaining the economy in the short term and reducing the impact of rising global oil prices, which he said had contributed…...
Thailand's June inflation rises 2. 42% as fuel and ready-to-eat food prices climb
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (720+ words) Thailand's headline inflation rose by 2. 42% year on year in June 2026, driven mainly by higher domestic fuel prices, rising public transport fares and broad-based increases in ready-to-eat food prices, the Trade Policy and Strategy Office said. Natiya Suchinda, deputy director-general of…...
GULF recognised for ESG leadership at Asian Excellence Awards
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (48+ words) Farmdar Brings AI Crop Intelligence to Thailand's Sugar Belt GULF recognised for ESG leadership at Asian Excellence Awards Thailand just busted a billion-baht scandal. | The Signal EP3 Thai police arrest husband and wife in Melbourne heroin case Bangkok accelerates flood defences…...
From currency crisis to low-growth trap, Thailand confronts its next economic test
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1381+ words) Thailand has spent 29 years rebuilding its economic defences after the baht was floated in 1997, but economists warn that the country's biggest risk has shifted from a sudden currency crisis to a slower and more persistent threat: weak growth that could…...
Foreign Capital Flows into Thai Bonds Despite Hawkish Fed Outlook and Volatility
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (652+ words) Overseas investors maintain a net positive 26 billion baht inflow into Thai debt, but brewing geopolitical tensions and global rate hikes threaten a second-half reversal. Foreign investors have injected a net total of approximately 26 billion baht into the Thai bond market…...
Yen hits 40-year low as Japan intervention bets grow
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (611+ words) Japan's yen fell to its weakest level in 40 years against the US dollar, intensifying speculation that Tokyo may intervene again to slow the currency's decline. The yen weakened past the 162-per-dollar level in Tokyo trading on June 30, crossing that mark…...
Thailand pushes 3. 788tn-baht budget as deficit spending tests fiscal discipline
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (772+ words) Thailand's government is pressing ahead with a 3. 788-trillion-baht budget for fiscal 2027, including a 788-billion-baht deficit, as it seeks to support a fragile economy while keeping public debt within the country's fiscal discipline ceiling. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti…...
IMF Chief Issues Fiscal Discipline Warning as War Shock Fractures Global Growth
1+ week, 2+ day ago (728+ words) The IMF chief says a resilient global outlook masks severe pain for energy importers, warning nations to target the vulnerable and protect public finances. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has issued a stark warning…...
Three pillars reshape global trade as Commerce boosts FTA push and competitiveness
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1180+ words) Kirida Bhaopichitr, Assistant Commerce Minister, said the world has entered an era of a "new global order" in which international trade rules are becoming increasingly unstable and less anchored to the traditional framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO). She…...
Strategic Reallocation: How Debt and Headwinds Are Reshaping the Thai Consumer in 2026
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1007+ words) With household debt at a record 86. 7% of GDP, Thai consumers are ditching discretionary luxuries in favour of healthcare, education, and daily essentials. The traditional playbook for consumer behaviour during downturns prescribes a predictable sequence: a sharp tightening of belts, the…...