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A majority of Thais surveyed credit the government's ‘Thai Chuay Thai Plus’ co-payment scheme with effectively easing their daily financial burden, though more than half use their monthly allowance within the first two weeks of the month, according to a recent poll by the King Prajadhipok's Institute (KPI).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives expects the export of five species of shrimp to Malaysia to resume at the end of July, after a final assessment of the safety standards of the Thai shrimp and the production process by a Malaysian inspection team between July 21 and 23.
The Thai economy is showing signs of recovery in the third quarter of 2026, after hitting its lowest point in the previous quarter, though long-term growth remains capped at 2% without serious structural reforms, according to CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT).
Businesses are being urged to monitor geopolitical risks closely and review their inventory management as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten to flare up again, raising renewed concerns over volatile energy and logistics costs.
Foreign investors bought Thai government and central bank bonds worth 30 billion baht in the first six months of the year, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA), amid economic uncertainty caused by the Middle East conflict.
The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) has enlisted legendary Muay Thai fighter Buakaw Banchamek to spearhead a cultural and trade push in Europe, part of a broader government strategy to drive Thai exports and secure new international markets.
Interprovincial bus and air fares in Thailand have fallen in line with declining global and domestic fuel prices, easing the cost of travel for the public.
The new Sadao border checkpoint was heavily congested today, prompting calls for digital immigration systems and the parallel operation of the old checkpoint to protect the local economy.
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) will not rush to raise interest rates or implement quantitative easing (QE), preferring instead to use an accommodative monetary policy, alongside targeted measures to support a fragile economy burdened by structural problems, according to the central bank chief.
Thai consumer confidence has improved for the first time in four months, driven by declining global oil prices and the government’s latest ‘Thai Chuay Thai Plus’ co-payment stimulus scheme, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
The government plans to spend a tranche of the additional 400 billion baht public sector borrowing, authorised by an emergency decree, to support people who want to replace their traditional fossil fuel powered vehicles with electric vehicles and who want to install solar rooftops to cut their household electricity bills, according to PM’s Office Minister Paradorn Prissananantakul.
