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Thailand pushes projects for Eastern Economic Corridor
The Thai government continues to promote investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), one of the largest economic initiatives geared particularly towards foreign investors....
Investments into Thailand’s industrial east expected to flood in
The Thai government has just approved 168 infrastructure development projects worth a combined $31.4 billion for its flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.
The EEC...
Thailand wants investors acquire a taste for food innovation
In its quest to become a future-oriented, innovative economy, Thailand is putting the focus on one of the things in which the country already...
Crisis? Foreign investment in Thailand drops 78%
Foreign investment in Thailand plunged 78 per cent between January-November 2015 year-on-year despite new incentives offered by the government. The total amount listed in...
Thailand’s GDP growth at 1.5%, central bank says
Thailand’s gross domestic product GDP growth this year is expected to rise to 1.5 per cent, according to the Bank of Thailand (BOT) latest...
Thailand approves $3.7b of investment in various industries
Thailand's investment agency Board of Investment (BoI) said on June 18 that it approved applications for 18 projects worth about $3.7 billion, mainly in...
Ruling Thai general to chair country’s Board of Investment
The ruling general of Thailand's junta which took over power on May 22, Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, will chair a new 18-person Board of Investment...
Moody’s: Thailand coup makes economic woes worse
The May 22 coup d'etat in Thailand will neither restore investor confidence nor help its economy to avoid a cut in its growth forecast...
Thailand eager to rebuild investors’ confidence
Thailand' Board of Investment (BoI), the agency responsible for promotion of foreign direct investment in the country, has set the rebuilding of foreign investors'...
Philippines working to clear debts
The Philippines has signaled intent to repay a $593 million loan from China disbursed for the halted Northrail project, government officials announced on September...
Check-up for investments into health care
Bangkok Hospital Group, the largest private provider of medical services in Southeast Asia based in Thailand, sees investment opportunities in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.
Thailand’s BOI fair restores confidence in an emerging nation
Thailand’s largest exhibition fair, BOI 2011, held from January 5 to 20, 2012, was a great draw for the economic community in Thailand. A...
One-stop investment in Thailand
The huge free zone of Gemopolis just adjacent to Bangkok’s main Suvarnabhumi airport is a bureaucracy-free facility for foreign investors who want to set...
Exclusive Interview: Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala, former Thai Minister of Finance
Confidence in the first place
Thailand’s fiscal policy is a strong pillar for the country’s economy. To ensure stable future fundamentals, the Ministry of Finance...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...