BANGKOK, Aug 19 (TNA) – Thailand’s foreign direct investment (FDI) has begun to pick up with investment valued in the month of July alone surging to over Bt 20 billion (about US$586 million), according to the Board of Investment (BoI). BoI investment advisor Hirunya Sujinai revealed that 347 FDI projects with a combined investment value [...]
BANGKOK, 7 August 2009 (NNT) – Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) has reported that employment in the country dropped by a staggering 53.5% in the first 7 months of the year with requests for investment support down 5.3%. The BOI reported that requests for investment support during the first 7 months of 2009–January to July–dropped [...]
BANGKOK, July 11 (TNA) – The Thai economy should shift to rely more on Asian and intra-ASEAN markets, according to a leading economist. Speaking at annual meeting of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), agency director Narongchai Akrasanee said Thai economic and political affairs must be restructured under the 11th National Economic and [...]
