Publication of the Thailand Board of Investment
• Cover Story • News Bites • BOI Net Applications • Thailand's Economic Projections for 2009 and 2010 • BOI and Japan Advance JTEPA • Industry Focus • One Start One Stop Investment Center (OSOS) • BOI’s New Stockholm Office • BOI Investment Missions • Inside the BOI • Thailand Economy-At-A-Glance

Prime Minister Meets US Investors In conjunction with his visit to the East Side of New York to participate in the 64th annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva took time on 22 September 2009 to speak with a select group of industry leaders at the famed St. Regis Hotel. The event, organized by the Ministry of Industry and the Board of Investment, was more than an occasion to reassure the private sector that Thailand would emerge from the global economic slowdown even stronger and with more vitality. It was a time for the prime minister to be able to hear firsthand the concerns of the U.S. investment community and to offer information on what his government has and will be doing with regard to the economy and with the investment environment. Read more...

Thailand’s Economic Projections for 2009 and 2010 The Fiscal Policy Offce (FPO) at the Ministry of Financehas recently announced its forecast that the Thai economyfor 2009 will contract at -3.0 percent, as a result of the globaleconomic crisis that adversely affected the export volume ofgoods and services. Read more...

BOI and Japan Advance JTEPA On 17 September 2009 the 2nd Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Enhancement of Business Environment in Thailand under the Japan Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) was successfully held in Bangkok. It was attended by 90 participants. Read more...

Medical Hub of Asia Thailand is one of the world’s centers for medical services, with over 1,000 public hospitals and 400 private hospitals operating at international standards, offering the perfect climate for investment in healthcare, medical devices and pharmacy. It has world-class technology infrastructure, and offers the most advanced treatments by overseas-trained doctors and a multilingual staff to ensure that there are no communication barriers. Doctors are experts in their felds and nurses are registered and well trained. Read more...

One Start One Stop Investment Center (OSOS) To facilitate investment, on November 23, 2009, the Board of Investment will open the One Start One Stop Investment Center (OSOS) at Chamchuri Square in Bangkok’s Central Business District (CBD). Read more...

BOI's New Stockholm Office As the Prime Minister wrapped up his meet ings wi th the diplomat ic and investment communi ty in New York, the staff of the Board of Investment , led by Minister of Industry Chanchai Chairungruang, accompanied by secretary general, Dr. Atchaka Sibunruang, converged on Stockholm, Sweden, to conduct meetings with local business executives and then to open a new BOI office. In its continuing effort to meet the needs of the foreign investment community, and facilitate their operations in Thailand, the Swedish offce, opened on 25 September 2009, is the BOI’s 13th overseas offce and the sixth overseas offce to be opened in the fscal year; others include Beijing, Taipei, Guangzhou, Seoul and Sidney. Read more...

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