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OSOS to Make Investment Easier
Amid much fanfare and optimism, the One Start One Stop Investment Center (OSOS) opened 23 November 2009 in a ceremony featuring a distinguished guest list and pro-business speeches by Thai government leaders.
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World Bank : Optimistic for Thailand
“East Asia's rebound from the economic downturn has been surprisingly swift and very welcome,” begins the recently released World Bank East Asia and Pacifc Update Transforming the Rebound into Recovery. While most the steam for the move forward has been provided by the region's economic powerhouse China, the news coming from Thailand is also positive for 2010, and as one World Bank economist noted, “But we're now optimistic about the second half of 2009.”
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New BOI Policy Measures
The Thailand Board of Investment, at its meeting on 16 November 2009, announced that from January through October of this year it had received 929 investment applications worth THB 333.4 billion, with those from Asia, particularly China, South Korea and India being strong. And, that investments made for expansion of projects during this period were mostly from small and medium sized projects in electronics, machinery and power generation. The investment projects approved during this 10-month period for a total value of THB 44 billion included those by Sharp Appliances, Power Generation Supply Company Limited, and Mermaid Offshore Services.
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Thailand's Automotive Industry
Supported by a hard-work ethic, steady investment and generous government incentives, Thailand's automotive industry is poised for accelerated growth. Currently employing more than 300,000 people and generating 12% of the national GDP, the auto industry is respected as one of the biggest manufacturing sectors in the country.
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Creative Thailand
Government officials gathered at the Thailand Board of Investment to peer deeper into potential benefits of a “creative economy.” At the session, held 13 November 2009, the creative economy concept was defned generally as the combining of talent, knowledge and new technologies with cultural resources to generate value-added products and services.
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