31 July – 4 August - Mr. Narit Therdsteerasukdi, Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) led a BOI delegation on an investment roadshow to Australia to promote investment opportunities in Thailand’s targeted industries such as digital, electric vehicles, medical equipment, and processed food. During the roadshow, which included visits to Canberra and Sydney, they held meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Finance, the Australian Commerce and Investment Agency (Austrade), the New South Wales Investment Authority (Investment NSW), and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) to discuss investment promotion cooperation. The BOI team also visited leading companies such as Australia's largest wheat flour and food processor, a large data center with plans to invest in using Thailand as a digital hub in the region, electric buses and truck companies, and advanced medical devices manufacturers, and held talks with the management of the Canberra Innovation Network, the largest startup community, as well as Tech Central in Sydney, Australia's number one tech startup incubator.
Australia is Thailand’s fifth largest trading partner and number one car export market, accounting for more than 20 percent of the total car export value. During the past 10 years (2013 to June 2023), some 203 projects from Australia applied for investment promotion in Thailand, representing a combined investment value of more than 54 billion baht, in the food processing, biotechnology, digital and chemical sectors.