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Bank of Thailand Holds Interest Rate at One Percent While Raising 2026 Growth Forecast to 2.3 Percent

Thailand’s central bank has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1 percent while upgrading its 2026 economic growth outlook to 2.3 percent from 2.0 percent, citing support from additional fiscal stimulus and shifting external economic conditions.
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Thai Authorities Issue High-Tide Flood Warnings for Low-Lying Communities Across Bangkok and Central River Basins
Thai Ministry of Industry Mandates Strict Certification for All Imported Solar Panels Amid Safety Concerns
Thai Government Launches People’s Solar Program Offering Fifty-Thousand-Baht Subsidies for One Million Households
Thai Authorities Seize 26 Billion Baht in Transnational Money Laundering Crackdown
Bank of Thailand to Restrict Cash Transactions Over Five Million Baht to Curb Shadow Economy
Thailand Records 1.7 Trillion Baht in Investment Applications Driven by Global Tech and Semiconductor Shifts
Key Trends Shaping Thailand's Economic and Tourism Trajectory
Thailand Secures New European Flight Routes to Drive Peak Season Tourism Revenue
Thai Cabinet Approves 50 Billion Baht Nationwide Rooftop Solar Subsidy Initiative
Thailand Overhauls Data Centre Investment Rules to Introduce Competitive Bidding
Thailand Records 1.7 Trillion Baht in Investment Applications as Global Supply Chains Relocate
Education or Indoctrination? The Growing Debate Over Religious Participation in British Schools
Ministry of Social Development Launches Affordable Housing Project in Chiang Mai to Alleviate Regional Pressures
Thailand Accelerates Deployment of Artificial Intelligence Eye Screening Technologies to Support Rapidly Aging Population
Thailand Ministry of Finance Projects National Exports to Exceed Thirteen Point Four Trillion Baht in Twenty Twenty-Six Driven by Robust Manufacturing
Stock Exchange of Thailand Launches Centralized Carbon Credit Trading Platform with Krungthai Bank
Thailand Prepares Fifty-Thousand-Baht Household Solar Subsidies to Cut Power Costs and Build Green Grid
Artificial Intelligence Threatens Over Two Million Thai Jobs as Corporate Automation Accelerates
Twelve Southern Thai Provinces Face Severe Flood and Disruption Risks from Heavy Monsoons
Eastern Bangkok Land Valuations Jump Thirty-Nine Percent Amid Rapid Infrastructure Expansion
Property Developer AssetWise Outlines Eighteen-Billion-Baht Luxury Expansion in Phuket
Thailand Launches Nationwide Household Solar Subsidies and Grid Feed-In Tariffs
Thai Government Expedites Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Planning for 2037 Deployment
Finance Ministry Indefinitely Suspends International Departure Tax to Protect Peak Season Tourism
Eastern Economic Corridor Secures Six Hundred and Ninety Million Dollars for Advanced Materials Manufacturing
Thailand Caps Corporate Payment Terms to Free Up Two Hundred and Fifty Billion Baht for Smaller Businesses
Thailand and European Union Accelerate Free Trade Negotiations Toward Year-End Agreement
Thailand Exports Surge Twenty-Four Percent as Prime Minister Upgrades Annual Economic Growth Forecast
Thai Cabinet to Review Household Solar Panel Subsidies Offering Up to 50,000 Baht
Thailand Development Research Institute Warns Artificial Intelligence Threatens Over Two Million Jobs
Bank of Thailand Implements Stricter Controls on Large Cash Transactions to Curb Financial Crimes
Thai Government and Retailers Target Three Point Five Trillion Baht Silver Economy as Population Ages Rapidly
Thai Tourism Authority Targets Three Trillion Baht Revenue with Pivot to Premium European and American Travelers
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Luxury Retail Developer Siam Piwat Named Strategic Partner for 2026 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Meetings
Thai Tourism Authority Outlines 2027 Strategy Targeting High-Yield Visitors and Celebrity Brand Partnerships
Thai Investment Board Launches Digital Application Portal for Ten-Year Resident Visas Aimed at Global Talent
Virgin Atlantic Commences Direct Flights Between London and Phuket Ahead of Thailand's Peak Tourism Season
Thailand Secures Two Hundred Million Dollar World Bank Loan to Fund Clean Energy and Low-Carbon Infrastructure
Thailand Approves Twenty-Three Billion Baht in Advanced Materials Projects to Support Global Technology Supply Chains
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