The Latest Breaking News from FTI

FTI urges swifter state action on labour amid shortage

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is demanding a greater effort to deal with the severe shortage of 700,000 workers, even as the government is working to bring in migrant workers from neighbouring countries.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2022

Fuel tariff freeze demanded as oil prices imperil economy

Executives at the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) want the government to freeze the fuel tariff (Ft) on power bills and maintain retail gas prices to ease the impact of soaring global oil prices on economic activities and the cost of living.

Bangkok Post · Mar 3, 2022

Russia-Ukraine conflict bodes ill for Thailand, say FTI, shippers

Higher inflation and a sluggish economy are looming this year following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Bangkok Post · Feb 27, 2022

Prices set to see rise after 2 months

Manufacturers can fix their product prices without adjustment for another 1-2 months before seeing them rise and remain high for at least three months as a result of higher energy prices, according to the latest survey by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Bangkok Post · Feb 7, 2022

FTI: 800,000 migrant workers needed

Thailand urgently needs 800,000 migrant workers to serve the manufacturing sector as well as tourism and service businesses that are struggling to deal with a labour shortage, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Bangkok Post · Jan 30, 2022

Car exports poised to rise to 1m units

Car exports are expected to increase to 1 million units for the first time in two years as the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) pins its hopes on the limited impact of Covid-19 and the global semiconductor shortage on the automotive industry.

Bangkok Post · Jan 24, 2022

Domestic car sales drop 4.2% in 2021, seen higher this year

Domestic car sales fell 17.2% in December from a year earlier and dropped 4.2% in the whole of 2021, due to coronavirus outbreaks and a shortage of microchips, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 24, 2022

Prices surge into danger zone

Growing concern over food and energy prices has both the state and private sectors uneasy about an economic nightmare rapidly approaching.

Bangkok Post · Jan 23, 2022

FTI club launches EV component plan

The Federation of Thai Industries' (FTI) auto parts club is working to help 2,500 auto parts manufacturers accustomed to producing parts for internal combustion engines (ICE) to shift towards electric vehicle (EV) technology by launching an EV component development plan.

Bangkok Post · Jan 23, 2022

FTI suggests oil price surge will hit recovery

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is worried global oil prices may soar to US$100 a barrel, threatening to worsen the inflation rate and economic recovery, now struggling against the impact of Covid-19 in Thailand.

Bangkok Post · Jan 19, 2022