BANGKOK, May 28 (TNA) – The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) affirms that it sees no sign of a shift of investment by foreign investors from Thailand to its neighbouring countries. Speaking after meeting with FTI chairman Payungsak Chartsutipol and his delegation, Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwannakiri said that despite the recent political riot, the [...]
BANGKOK, 18 January 2010 (NNT) – The Industry Minister projected an investment value, to be supported by the Board of Investment (BOI), at 500 billion THB. Industry Minister Chanchai Chairungruang stated that in 2010 the Ministry set the goal of investment support of 500 billion THB, proposed to BOI. With BOI cooperation, all factories would [...]
BANGKOK, 2 September 2009 (NNT) – Beverage giant Coca-Cola has made plans to increase investment in Thailand by 1 billion baht while urging the government to reconsider the fairness of current excise laws and their effect on pricing. The President of the Thai Traders Representatives said Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent today met with the Prime [...]
BANGKOK, 17 August 2009 (NNT) – Thailand is preparing to expand markets to India in various aspects, including trade and investment, according to Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Korbsak Sabhavasu. The Deputy Prime Minister stated that he had tasked the Foreign Ministry to supply detailed information about India to be used during negotiation in [...]
BANGKOK, 3 August 2009 (NNT) – The Bank of Thailand (BOT) eyes easing regulations on investments in an effort to relieve pressure on strong Thai Baht currency. BOT Governor Tharisa Watthanaket indicated that Thai Baht appreciated due to a huge inflow of investments, adding that to ease the regulations was aimed to relocate the inflowing [...]
BANGKOK, July 5 (TNA) – Thailand’s Board of Investment (BoI) will lead some 25 Thai businessmen to explore investment opportunities in four major cities in Myanmar next week, a senior BoI official said Sunday. Mrs. Vasana Mututanont, director of BoI’s International Affairs Bureau, said under the agency’s programme called ‘Business Mission’, the prospective investors [...]
BANGKOK, June 28 (TNA) — Industry Minister Charnchai Chairungrueng leaves Tuesday for a five-day visit to persuade South Korean business interests to invest in Thailand, and to open a Board of Investment (BoI) office in Seoul, the South Korean capital. The BoI office in Seoul will be the 11th such office set up by the [...]
Hong Kong, May 26, 2009 — Moody’s Investors Service says — in a new report — that an amendment to China’s Insurance Law, allowing insurers to invest in new asset classes, will be central to helping them improve long-term asset-liability management.
