While the e-commerce market in Thailand still lags behind those in regional peers, it is fast making up for lost ground. With a population of some 21m internet users in 2011 (up from 18.3m in 2009), a full 12m of whom connect via mobile devices, there is certainly scope for further growth. Indeed the increases are not just in Bangkok. “While the...
Producing far more food than the country’s population consumes domestically, Thailand’s agro-manufacturing industry is a major export sector and is home to a number of large operations run by some of the world’s largest food processors. Of the $28.88bn in agro-manufactured products exported in 2011, sugar accounted for the greatest value at $16.85bn...
Investment in Thailand’s health care services over the last 40 years have created an internationally lauded system and a paragon for lower- and middle-income economies. Yet as the nation’s economy has prospered, Thailand is facing a growing occurrence of chronic, non-communicable diseases among its ageing adult population, leading to a trend in...
Deregulation of the cable and satellite channels in 2009 that permitted six minutes of commercials per hour and 120 per day has led to rapid market growth. Fuelled by cheaper satellite and set-top box hardware, satellite broadcasters are starting to tap into the rural market, which has previously been largely left off the grid by cable providers’ “...
Whilst its vibrant traditional markets remain a draw for tourists, Thailand’s large and growing modern retail sector, which accounts for approximately 40% of all sales, has attracted a number of domestic and international investors. Consumer demand has been particularly resilient even in the face of the most extreme events, with household...
The advent of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, has presented Thailand and the Ministry of Education (MoE) with a shift in the region’s status quo that has required wholesale reform of the education system (see overview). Yet the AEC also presents opportunities for Thailand to capitalise on international demands for education across all...
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