Thailand’s small and medium-sized enterprises are approaching a critical point as shrinking sales, mounting bad debt and increasingly restrictive bank lending collide with weak consumer spending and stubbornly high operating …
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Thailand is preparing for the possibility of another oil price shock as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran sends global crude prices higher, raising concerns over domestic energy …
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Bangkok Business News
Independent News and Media Sites Globally and in Thailand Rallying Google to Stop Promoting News Sites with Paywalls
by James Joshby James JoshIndependent news and media publishers in Thailand and around the world are increasingly calling on Google to reconsider how subscription-based news websites are promoted across Google News, Google Search, and …
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Bangkok Business News
Thailand’s Economy is Dying Due to Years of Mismanagement Along with Myopic, Incompetent & Corrupted Officials
by James Joshby James JoshThailand’s economy is confronting one of the most dangerous structural periods in its modern history, as high household debt, an aging population, weak domestic demand, deteriorating competitiveness and years of …
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Thailand’s foreign condominium market is undergoing a striking shift in 2026, with Russian buyers sharply increasing their property purchases even as overall foreign demand loses momentum. During the first half …
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Thailand’s exports maintained impressive momentum in July, rising 21.6% year on year, but an even more dramatic surge in imports pushed the country deep into a monthly trade deficit and …
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Thailand risks becoming an unintended casualty of an expanding American economic offensive as Washington increasingly uses tariffs, sanctions and access to its financial system as instruments of geopolitical pressure. Although …
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Bangkok Business News
Bank of Thailand Overhaul Will Hit Foreigners Hard! Expats and Foreign Investors Should Consider Relocating Fast!
by James Joshby James JoshForeign residents, retirees, investors and business owners in Thailand could face a significantly tougher banking environment as the Bank of Thailand undertakes its biggest organizational overhaul in 27 years. The …
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Thailand’s business sector is entering a difficult second half of 2026 as a sharp increase in company closures, shrinking investment commitments and persistent pressure on household purchasing power expose growing …
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Thailand’s economic outlook is coming under growing pressure from weakening domestic momentum and mounting uncertainty over US trade policy, even as the country recorded stronger-than-expected growth during the second quarter …