Amata opens up on foreign investment
Thai firm navigating Vietnam's regulatory minefield feels the effort has been worth the trouble
- Published: 12/09/2011 at 02:44 AM
- Newspaper section: Business
Investing in a foreign country is not as easy as it may seem despite the potential available in foreign markets. One Thai investor had to learn on the fly from its experience in Vietnam.
Amata plans two more projects on the heels of its 4,374-rai industrial estate in Dong Nai province pictured here.
"We have been there for 17 years now and it has not always been a smooth ride for us," said Somhatai Panichewa, chief business officer of Amata (Vietnam), a unit of the SET-listed industrial estate developer Amata Corporation.
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- Writer: Umesh Pandey
- Position: Editor for Asia Focus
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