What’s wrong with Thailand?

What’s wrong with Thailand? Five ambassadors urged to open up Thailand to foreign skilled labour, cut red tape on foreign investment to allow Thailand to move in the top 10 of the World’s Bank’s ease of doing business index Thailand has made very impressive gains in recent years in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing…

Economy shrinks 6.4% y/y in Q3, less than expected

Economy shrinks 6.4% y/y in Q3, less than expected [BANGKOK] Thailand’s economy improved in the third quarter after the government eased restrictions on movement and implemented a series of stimulus measures while getting the country’s Covid-19 outbreak largely under control. Gross domestic product shrank 6.4 per cent from a year ago, the National Economic and…

Thailand pushes to finish RCEP talks by November

Thailand ready to attend RCEP trade deal

Thailand ready to attend RCEP trade deal Thailand is ready to attend the signing of the long-awaited Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the 37th Asean Summit under the chairmanship of Vietnam next week. It will be the first-ever virtual signing of an agreement Asean has undertaken, a Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday. The…

Thailand BOI Approves New electric vehicles (EV) Package

Thailand BOI Approves New electric vehicles (EV) Package The new promotional package, which replaces the first EV package which expired in 2018, covers a comprehensive range of electrical vehicles, namely passenger cars, buses, trucks, motorcycles, tricycles, and ships. The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) today approved the roll out of a comprehensive set of incentives…

Thailand’s E&E, Food, Auto and Medical Sectors Lead Jan-Sep Rise in Investment, BOI Applications Data Shows

Thailand’s E&E, Food, Auto and Medical Sectors Lead Jan-Sep Rise in Investment, BOI Applications Data Shows BANGKOK, Nov. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sustained commitment to Thailand by both foreign and local companies resulted in a slight increase in the number of investment applications in the January-September period to 1,098, as firms in targeted sectors including electrical and electronics (E&E),…