Read more about investment in Thailand, which is managed by The Office of the Board of Investment. The Office of the Board of Investment is a government agency under the Office of the Prime Minister. Its core roles and responsibilities are to promote valuable investment, both investment into Thailand and Thai overseas investment.
When Professor Sir Nick White arrived in Thailand from Oxford University 40 years ago to join a small medical research unit, his duties included treating malaria and milking venomous snakes. Today, from his base at Bangkok’s Mahidol University, he leads an international team conducting a worldwide COVID-19 drug trial.
As digital technology becomes firmly entrenched in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not only in healthcare where it takes a prominent role but also increasingly in business operations and even people’s daily lives. In this changing environment, Thailand has shown itself to be one of the world’s most resilient and thriving smart electronics manufacturing hubs.
In 1970’s Thailand, Kraisorn Chansiri was doing business with a modest aim: to provide for his family. Instead, the struggling fish processing factory he acquired in 1977 grew to become a global seafood empire, Thai Union Group, the world’s largest producer of canned tuna and owner of such iconic international brands as Chicken of the Sea and John West.
Thailand is accelerating large investment projects in biofuels and biochemicals which will make use of agricultural raw materials and Internet of Things technology to enhance productivity, in an attempt to boost the growth of farm sector and strengthen supply chain for BCG industries.
In response to global economic challenges and international commitments to address the climate change, Thailand is promoting Bio-, Circular and Green Economy (BCG) as a model to drive the economic growth which is in line with development towards a value-based economy.
Thailand is embracing the Bio-, Circular and Green Economy (BCG) model as a path towards more sustainable growth, which will be marked by more employment, higher people’s incomes and an eco-friendly society.
The Thailand Board of Investment has unveiled a new 2020 campaign, titled “Think Resilience, Think Thailand”, to showcase the country’s tested strengths and reinforce its status as the region’s prime investment destination.
Thailand's effective response to the public health challenge has been combined with the swift and strong support measures taken by the government and concerned agencies to help affected businesses preparing for the recovery of economic activity.
Innovative Thai start-ups are pushing technology to add value in agriculture and raise incomes
