Thailand
Household consumption expenditure in Thailand during the first COVID-19 lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly challenging to developing countries such as Thailand. Although the country has managed to control the outbreak relatively well changes in the consumer spending behaviour could affect the whole economy. In this study household consumption expenditure in Thailand during the first COVID-19 lockdown is examined by using descriptive and empirical analyses. The findings of this study indicate that total consumption declined drastically during the first two quarters of 2020. Consumer spending on services dropped significantly during that time but spending on non-durable goods durable goods and housing-related expenses increased. These expenditure patterns are similar to those in developed countries in which consumers increased their spending on at-home activities but reduced their expenditures outside the home.
The new Asian Active Ageing Index: A case study of gender differences between two ASEAN member countries, Indonesia and Thailand
The speed of population ageing is among the fastest in ASEAN countries. For policy learning this trend requires a high-quality independent comparative evidence base. The demographic change has strong implications for sustainable development especially in the view of the commitment to leave no one behind made in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The new Asian Active Ageing Index which is presented in this paper quantifies the extent to which older people have been able to and can realize their socioeconomic potential. Using the two most populous member States of ASEAN as examples Indonesia and Thailand the Index is sensitized to the Asia-Pacific cultural norms such as the role of older persons in the society and the informal nature of contributions of older persons to their families and communities.
No. 51186. United States of America and Thailand
Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand regarding the surrender of persons to the International Criminal Court. Bangkok 3 June 2003
No. 51049. United States of America and Thailand
Memorandum of Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand concerning the transfer of equipment and munitions from United States War Reserve Stocks to the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand (with appendices and understanding). Bangkok 26 November 2002
No. 43676. United States of America and Thailand
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND RELATING TO A WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE PROGRAM IN THAILAND. BANGKOK 9 JANUARY 1987 [United Nations Treaty Series vol. 2420 I-43676.]
Strengthening coherence and synergies of international investment agreements with national legal investment frameworks for sustainable development: Case studies of Thailand and Viet Nam
As laid out in the introduction of this volume FDI is a key source of capital technology and access to markets for recipient countries and it has therefore become an invaluable mechanism for boosting developing countries’ economic growth and development. With the mainstreaming of the sustainable development agenda globally recipient countries have started to prioritize increasing both the quantity and quality of FDI they attract. As was discussed in chapter 2 sustainable development-oriented IIAs can be an effective tool for helping countries achieve this; but much progress still needs to be made in terms of concluding and reforming the IIA regime in Asia-Pacific to make it more sustainable-development oriented. Aside from increasing the number and extent of sustainable development provisions in their IIAs as suggested by the analysis in chapter 2 another avenue countries in the region could pursue to ensure that IIAs are broadly consistent with their individual sustainable development objectives and priorities would be to focus on improving FDI governance frameworks. To this end this chapter suggests that it is of paramount importance that efforts in this vein especially focus on improving the coherence consistency and interaction between domestic and international investment governance frameworks. This refers to both domestic investment laws and regulations as well as IIAs including BITs and TIPs.
No. 50841. Estonia and Thailand
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on Cultural and Educational Cooperation. New York 25 September 2012