Thai shippers forecast 2026 export growth of 2-4% as a strong baht near 31 to the dollar, a high base and softer orders weigh, led by weaker rice and rubber.
Exports to RCEP countries accounted for 31.2 percent of the Kingdom’s total exports of $28,368 million.
One of the most consequential developments of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council St. Petersburg summit on December 21 was the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the EAEU and the Republic of Indonesia, a strategic pivot that significantly broadens the Union’s external economic reach.
Thailand's finance ministry is considering a tax on online gold transactions and will explore measures to limit trading volumes by the biggest traders, officials said on Tuesday, as they try to tackle a surge in the baht currency.
Thailand and Peru have successfully concluded a deal to upgrade their free trade agreement (FTA), delivering year-end good news for 2025 after negotiations were stalled for more than a decade.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Polish Investment and Trade Agency signed two memoranda of understanding on Dec. 11, 2025 to strengthen bilateral trade and investment between the two nations.
Use of FTA privileges surged in the first nine months of 2025, with utilisation value exceeding US$67.93 billion (more than 2.1 trillion baht), up 6.97% year on year.
Indonesia and the Russia-backed Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have just signed a free trade pact, a document that is expected to act as a cushion against rising US protectionism.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
