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13/02/2012 : The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index on Monday gained 4.49 points, or 0.40 per cent, to close at 1,117.40 points. The market value was 27.85 billion baht, with 4.19 billion shares traded.
Tax on bank deposit holdings to rise

13/02/2012 : The tax on banks' total deposit holdings will increase from 0.4% to 0.47% from July 31, Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said on Monday.

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TRADE
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CORPORATE TAXATION
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AVIATION
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MARKET MONITOR
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13/02/2012 : Recap: The Stock Exchange of Thailand rose last week in line with regional markets on news that the European and UK central banks planned to inject more money into the financial system. Turnover in Thai stocks rose to 175.08 billion baht from 136.02 billion the week before.
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TRAVEL MONITOR
As tourism booms, An Old 'Crisis may resurface
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