Trade war and Thailand
US-China trade war and impacts on Thailand
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13 Nov 2019
Local Mazda plant slashes overtime
Mazda's operation in Thailand has reduced its overtime payments for local workers as it production plan for this year decreased in line with lower exports and domestic sales, attributed to the US-China trade war.
23 Sep 2019
US tariffs spur China interest in Thailand
More Chinese manufacturers are looking to Thailand as a production base to avoid US tariffs, based on trends in demand for the Southeast Asian nation’s industrial estates.
26 Aug 2019
Stimulus or sop?
With the economy battered by external headwinds and domestic uncertainties, the latest stimulus package is touted as an elixir to prevent a spiral downward into a recession.
22 Aug 2019
Govt plans 'relocation package' to draw foreign investment
Economic ministers looking at a "relocation package" to attract foreign companies wanting to move production centres because of global trade tensions.
14 Aug 2019
Currency war fears
The tit-for-tat trade war between the US and China is likely far from over, but is unlikely to be spill over into a currency war, say trade analysts.
12 Aug 2019
Trade row to run until 2020
The tit-for-tat trade tariffs between the United States and China are expected to end in August 2020 because the US presidential election will be only months away at that time, says an economist.
10 Aug 2019
War room to tackle several trade issues
The government is setting up a war room to deal with the impact of the ongoing trade war, hoping to boost exports and border trade as proposed by the private sector.
8 Aug 2019
BoT surprises market with rate cut
The Bank of Thailand stunned the market on Wednesday by following the lead of other major central banks with a 25-basis-point rate cut, the first rate decrease since 2015, in an effort to boost the economy.
7 Aug 2019
Edgy exporters brace for damage
China weakened the yuan on Monday, sparking fears of further escalation in the Sino-US trade war and leaving Thai firms worried that they would suffer further.
6 Aug 2019
SET index tallies further dip
The SET index continued its plunge on Monday as investment appetite was eclipsed by China's retaliatory measures to counter the US's latest tariff threat.
