1^st November 2019 - Ms. Duangjai Asawachintachit, Secretary General of the Board of Investment (BOI), in a press conference at the Government House in Bangkok, announced the Board’s approval of five more “Food Innopolis” sites for investment promotion, bringing the total to 13, in support of Thailand’s policy to become a global food innovation hub. The Board also decided to reopen its investment incentive scheme for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and approved revised incentives for electric appliances and electronics in order to promote smart electronics and electrical appliances.

Meanwhile overall investment applications submitted to the BOI in the first nine months of 2019 amounted to 1,165 projects, worth a total of 314 billion baht.