Investor confidence indicators published by Japan External Trade Organisation have not shown a souring of investor sentiment in Thailand, despite the turmoil of recent years. How do you explain this?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Minoru Furusawa, President, Japanese Chamber of Commerce (JCC), Bangkok from The Report: Thailand 2012
Articles & Analysis | Back to business: Rebuilding international standing from The Report: Thailand 2012
The 2011 elections gave the government a strong mandate to regain a proactive international role, stressing commitment to democracy, justice and reconciliation. Following the 2006 military coup d’état, Thai prime ministers were denied meetings with the US president, a historically routine matter for a close US ally in Southeast Asia. The...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Kittiratt Na-Ranong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance from The Report: Thailand 2012
What kind of role, in your opinion, will foreign investment play in the kingdom’s economy in 2015?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, Minister for Economic Affairs, Kingdom of Bhutan from The Report: Thailand 2012
What is the thrust of the bilateral economic relationship? How high do economic ties rank?
Articles & Analysis | A different model: The hunt for new economic drivers is on from The Report: Thailand 2012
Current economic strength has come from exports to the world’s most-developed economies; the result of decades of consistent economic policy on foreign investment. A combination of incentives for foreign manufacturers, low-cost labour and economic zones called industrial estates have attracted globalised firms, along with their suppliers in the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand, on his philosophy for sustainable development from The Report: Thailand 2012
When considering development, first and foremost we must keep in mind humanitarian considerations. If we are to be kind to our fellow countrymen, known to be in dire need, the authorities endowed with both knowledge and wealth must go to their assistance.