Thais saw 76% cut in working time in 2nd half of 2020: Gallup report
WEDNESDAY, MAY 05, 2021
Employers in Thailand cut around 76 per cent of their employees’ working time during the second half of 2020 in order to save costs, a report by American analytics and advisory company Gallup said.
Fed's Daly sees negative 2020, slow rebound for U.S. economy
FRIDAY, MAY 08, 2020
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said she expects the U.S. economy to shrink this year with a recovery only getting under way next year.
The overall spending on advertising this year would be around Bt100 billion, the same as in 2019, while media trends would also be similar to those in 2019, Rati Pantawee, the president of Advertising Association of Thailand, said.
With tourism hit by Covid-19 outbreak, ‘no growth engine available’
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2020
KKP research revealed that gross domestic product (GDP) in the last quarter of 2019 grew by just 1.6 per cent year on year, and 0.2 per cent quarter on quarter, the lowest since the 2014 coup d'état.
Thai Rice Exporters Association estimated total shipments of 7.5 million tonnes worth $4.2 billion this year, in line with the Commerce Ministry’s target, said Charoen Laothamatas, the association's president.
Thai tourism cruising despite obstacles, official says
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020
Thai tourism is still a booming business, even amid continued political instability, the baht’s strength against other currencies and the unresolved trade war between the United States and China, the president of the Tourism Council of Thailand said this week.
A national agricultural fair under the theme ‘Sustainable Thai agriculture innovation under the kings’ philosophy’ will be organised by the Suranaree University of Technology (SUT), said Associate Professor Weerapong Paesuwan, chancellor of the university on Thursday (December 26).