1.1 Investment in Thailand

The strengths of investment in Thailand consist of:

1. Gateway to Asia: Thailand is located with strategic advantage, which is the gateway into the middle of Asia, the center of economic market with highest level of growth at present. Thailand is also convenient route in trading with China, India, and ASEAN countries, routes open out to Mekong sub-regions which is new market with high business potential.

2. Social security: Thailand is a friendly Buddhism country and welcomes foreigners, opens for varieties of thoughts and religion, with economy growing and expanding continuously, with strong export and with active consuming domestic markets. Besides, the abundant natural resources, skilled craftsmen, and efficient labor attract foreign investors and help build stability and wealth to the business and the development of national industry.

3. Policy on promoting foreign investment: The policy on the investment of Thailand is clear, focusing on free trade. The government has participated in promoting investment from abroad, leading to the development of skill, technology, and innovation. Thailand has been ranked by the international survey as one of the most attractive site for investors. World Bank’s Report on the Convenience in Business Undertaking of 2010 ranked Thailand as the 12nd top convenient place of the world for conducting business.

4. Full and complete infrastructure: Thailand is full and complete with facilities, transportation, communication, information technology, and opens for all forms of businesses from foreign investors.

5. Support and benefits from the government sector: The BOI has supported and provided Tax Privileges that is the exemption or the reduction of import duty, and service to support the various kinds of investments to the investors including the long established industry and new emerging industry consisting of Tax Privileges and financial benefits including benefit in stimulating the investment, benefits for investment in New Growth Engines, and special benefits for the investment by having Thailand as base in investment in AEC.

6. Education: The educational standard of Thailand is accepted by the international institutes, schools, international colleges; Thailand has provided global leading education and the universities are remarkable.

The strengths of investment in Thailand consist of:

1. Gateway to Asia: Thailand is located with strategic advantage, which is the gateway into the middle of Asia, the center of economic market with highest level of growth at present. Thailand is also convenient route in trading with China, India, and ASEAN countries, routes open out to Mekong sub-regions which is new market with high business potential.

2. Social security: Thailand is a friendly Buddhism country and welcomes foreigners, opens for varieties of thoughts and religion, with economy growing and expanding continuously, with strong export and with active consuming domestic markets. Besides, the abundant natural resources, skilled craftsmen, and efficient labor attract foreign investors and help build stability and wealth to the business and the development of national industry.

3. Policy on promoting foreign investment: The policy on the investment of Thailand is clear, focusing on free trade. The government has participated in promoting investment from abroad, leading to the development of skill, technology, and innovation. Thailand has been ranked by the international survey as one of the most attractive site for investors. World Bank’s Report on the Convenience in Business Undertaking of 2010 ranked Thailand as the 12nd top convenient place of the world for conducting business.

4. Full and complete infrastructure: Thailand is full and complete with facilities, transportation, communication, information technology, and opens for all forms of businesses from foreign investors.

5. Support and benefits from the government sector: The BOI has supported and provided Tax Privileges that is the exemption or the reduction of import duty, and service to support the various kinds of investments to the investors including the long established industry and new emerging industry consisting of Tax Privileges and financial benefits including benefit in stimulating the investment, benefits for investment in New Growth Engines, and special benefits for the investment by having Thailand as base in investment in AEC.

6. Education: The educational standard of Thailand is accepted by the international institutes, schools, international colleges; Thailand has provided global leading education and the universities are remarkable.