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THAILAND
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Publication
of the Thailand Board of Investment
July
2010
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| Automotive
Sector |
| Investor
confidence in Thailand’s automotive
industry is as strong as ever after an
unveiling of major projects by leading
auto companies in recent weeks. The
explosion of new investment in an already
robust sector is pushing the country
closer to the goa of being a global Top 10
automaker by 2014, when local capacity is
projected to hit 2.3 million units. |
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| Thailand
Automotive Institute's Director Speaks on
the Industry |
| The
country is progressing briskly on the road
to annual production of 2 million cars and
investor confdence appears rock- solid.
Although the future looks bright for
Thailand’s automotive industry, a vital
production base for many of the world’s
leading carmakers, much work remains to be
done before breaking into the global top
10. The Thailand Investment Review (TIR)
interviewed Vallop Tiasiri, president of
the Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI),
for insight into the industry and its
prospects, from local eco-car development
to a possibly huge pickups opportunity
abroad. |
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| Ford
Motor Company |
| Automotive
giant Ford Motor Company, already a major
investor in Thailand, now sees the country
as an even more crucial part of its future
success. In June, Ford announced a 15
billion baht (US$450 million) investment
to build a 750,000sqm state-of- the-art
passenger car plant in Rayong province.
The factory is scheduled to start
production in 2012, with an initial
capacity of 150,000 units. |
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| BOI's
Sustainable Development Policy |
| An
action plan full of concrete measures and
great potential is taking shape as the
Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) hammers
out a new policy to achieve sustainable
development for the country. The blueprint
for perpetuating balanced national growth
aims to attract steady and suffcient
investment in areas that will boost the
country’s competitiveness, give
longevity to small and medium-sized
companies that are the backbone of the
economy, and take care of the environment. |
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| MOU
Ceremony |
| The
Thailand Board of Investment, in its
continuous effort to enhance the
investment environment in Thailand and
ensure that investors receive the best
service possible, held a seminar with the
Offce of Public Sector Anti-Corruption
Commission (PACC), Ministry of Justice, at
the Centara Softel Hotel, Bangkok, on 29
June 2010. The seminar was opened with a
keynote address by Thailand’s Minister
of Justice, and followed by a discussion
on “The Role of Thai Public Sector for
Foreign Investment sector”, which
included the Secretary General of the
Board of investment and the Secretary
General of the Offce of Public Sector
Anti- Corruption Commission, and a
representative from Transparency
International. |
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