Economy and commerce
Investment
Thailand considers express visa issuance to lure foreign business
The Thai government is planning to amend its foreign business law to boost inbound investment, as it tries to stimulate economic growth to catch up with its neighbors.Keep reading ...
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Investment floods into Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta once sheltered Viet Cong guerrillas as they battled U.S. forces during the Vietnam War. Today the area is the country’s “rice bowl,” providing half of the national rice supply. It is also becoming an increasingly attractive investment destination for domestic and foreign ...
Yukako Ono
Alibaba Group gearing up to setup Smart Digital Hub in Thai EEC
Chinese business giant Alibaba has shown interest in setting up a Smart Digital Hub in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) with company president Jack Ma expected to engage in talks with the government this week. Keep reading ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Thailand Considers Opening Service Businesses to More Foreign Investment
Thailand is considering opening some businesses in the service industry to more foreign investment, the Bangkok Post reported on Monday (March 26). A panel overseeing the review will meet on Thursday to decide the types of service businesses that will be opened up to foreign ...
Cargill welcomes Thailand 4.0, reaffirms commitment
Addressing the Thailand Board of Investment, Cargill expressed its strong support of the Thai government’s “Thailand 4.0” economic model. Cargill also affirmed its strong commitment to continue investing in the Thai economy and contributing to the development of the country’s agriculture sector.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand’s Investment Outlook for 2018
Thailand is a fairly developed economy with an upper-middle-income status. Situated in the heart of Southeast Asia, the country serves as a gateway to one of the world’s most dynamic markets. Despite a decade of political instability and economic shocks, the economy grew at a ...
Vasundhara Rastogi
EEC seen pushing GDP growth above 5%
Investment drawn to the proposed Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) could push the country’s economic growth rate above 5 percent by 2021, Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Centre (EIC) said.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Visit to 'Special Border Economic Zone' found the investment does not expand as planned.
After the government of the National Council for Peace and Order has issued the Special Economic Zone Development Policy Board Announcement No. 1/2015, specifying the areas for special economic development zones (the Special Economic Development Zone Policy Board Announcement No. 1/2015. In July 2015, the ...
BOI led the Japanese media to show investment readiness in Tak Special Economic Zone.
Mrs. Hirunya Sujjnai, Secretary General of the Board of Investment (BOI) revealed that last week Office of Investment Economics in Tokyo, Japan brought the Japanese journalists to Thailand. It aims to provide insight about the government’s policy on investment promotion. The BOI has provided lectures ...
Prime Minister orders to study investment privileges in special economic zones of “Lao PDR-Cambodia” and accepts proposal on cross-border work.
Major General Sansern Kaewkamnerd, Deputy Spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, revealed that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Head of National Council for Peace and Order, gave a speech at the start of the cabinet meeting. He assigned the BOI to consider current ...
