# Thailand Business Highlights for July 5, 2025

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/news/232114-thailand-business-highlights-for-july-5-2025
- Published: 2025-07-05T12:10:58+07:00
- Author: News Desk

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#### 📉 Trade & Economic Outlook

 * **Thai Stocks vs. Vietnam**: Thailand may face trade disadvantages if its import
   tariffs remain higher than Vietnam’s, especially in agriculture. [Nation Thailand]
 * **US Tariff Talks**: No deal yet, but discussions continue on agricultural trade
   between Thailand and the US. Thailand aims to reduce its trade gap. [Bangkok 
   Post, Yahoo Finance]
 * **SCB EIC Forecast**: Thailand’s GDP growth is projected at 1.5% in 2025 and 
   1.4% in 2026, hindered by global trade issues and domestic structural challenges.[
   Thailand Business News]

#### ⚙️ Industry & Innovation

 * **EV Sector Strain**: China’s electric vehicle rivalry is testing Thailand’s 
   local production goals. Issues with Neta are seen as company-specific. [Reuters]
 * **AI Chip Export Curbs**: The US plans to restrict AI chip exports to Thailand
   and Malaysia over concerns about China. This could affect tech supply chains.[
   Bloomberg, The Business Times]
 * **Insurtech Expansion**: KBTG (Kasikorn Business-Technology Group) is partnering
   with InsureMO to build a connected insurance ecosystem in Thailand. [Kasikornbank.
   com]

#### 🌏 Geopolitics & Culture

 * **Artefact Return Delayed**: Thailand is postponing the return of 20 ancient 
   artefacts to Cambodia amid rising bilateral tensions. [Thai PBS World]
 * **Political Uncertainty**: Ongoing political instability, tariffs, and tourism
   challenges are threatening Thailand’s fragile economic recovery. [CNBC]