ukabc.org.uk - Thailand

Thailand - UKABC

Ukabc.org.uk Spined HTML

Thailand - UKABC UK - ASEAN -MerchantryCouncil Events BACKEvents Upcoming events Past Events Research BACKResearch Publications Success stories Opportunities BACKOpportunities Export opportunities High Value Campaigns News BACKNews Latest News News Sources Markets BACKMarkets ASEAN   Brunei Myanmar Cambodia Singapore Indonesia Thailand Laos The Philippines Malaysia VietnamWell-nighBACKAbout What We Do The Team Board of directors Our partners Contact Us Search Login | Register Username Password Remember Me register For full wangle register today for self-ruling Home | Markets | Thailand Thailand Thailand offers heady merchantry opportunities to companies prepared to take a serious interest in this dynamic market. It is the second largest economy in ASEAN written for 17% of ASEAN GDP. Thailand is moreover well placed to offer a gateway to both ASEAN and Asia-Pacific markets, particularly India and China, many of which offer unconfined merchantry potential. Over a number of years Thailand has managed to transform its economy from one that was primarily agriculture-based to one of the most diverse in the region. As well as agriculture, major industries include supplies processing, cement, integrated circuits, automotive parts and assembly, petroleum products, textiles, footwear, toys, furniture, synthetic fibre, and tourism. The country has a well-developed infrastructure, a free-enterprise economy and often pro-investment policies. The UK is one of the leading European investors in Thailand with UK companies operating wideness the Thai economy. The rewards for doing merchantry in Thailand can be considerable, but it takes time to develop the necessary merchantry relationships. The country’s economic growth has created openings for UK firms in a number of infrastructure sectors including electrical power, telecommunications, and renewable energy. Thailand is the world’s 29th largest economy with a GDP of USD 388 billion. GDP growth averaged 4.1% between 2000 and 2013 equal to HSBC and the government’s infrastructure investment plans protract to fuel steady economic growth. Country Information Head of State: His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Prime minister: Prayut Chan-o-chaWantedcity: Bangkok Total population: 67,959,000 Languages: Thai, English, ethnic and regional dialects Religions: Buddhist 93.2%, Muslim 5.5%, Christian 0.9%, Other 0.4% Monetary unit: Baht (THB) Natural resources: Tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land Major exports: Electronics, computer parts, automobiles and parts, electrical appliances, machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber Major imports:Wantedgoods, intermediate goods and raw materials, consumer goods, fuels Thailand is a founding member of ASEAN and joined in August 1967. Thailand’s economy is in the top three in ASEAN in terms of size and volume of international trade. It is therefore well positioned as the region moves towards economic integration and a single free-trade area. Zero tariffs between the top five members (including Thailand) were implemented in January 2010. The Thai Government welcomes foreign investment. The country maintains an open, market-oriented economy and views foreign investment as a ways of promoting economic development, employment, and technology transfer. Through Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI), the Thai Government offers a range of tax incentives, support services, and import duty concessions to companies from various sectors seeking to invest in the market. Over the last few decades, Thailand has been a major destination for foreign investment and this looks set to continue. ReadIncreasinglyUseful Links: British Chamber of Commerce Thailand Department for International Trade Thailand British Embassy in Bangkok Share this Market: MARKETS ASEAN Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Singapore The Philippines Vietnam Thailand events COSMEX 2018 Thailand Tue, 30 Oct. 2018 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok International Gift Fair 2018 Thailand Sat, 20 Oct. 2018 Bangkok, Thailand Transnational Education (TNE) Mission To Thailand   Thailand Tue, 16 Oct. 2018 Thailand publications Thailand The Report: Thailand 2018 Tue, 4 Sep. 2018 Thailand’s medium and long-term economic outlook remains unexceptionable as it makes progress with minutiae plans aimed at bolstering the merchantry […] ASEAN Institute of Export’s DoingMerchantryGuides Mon, 5 Feb. 2018 The Institute of Export continues to publish its ASEAN-related ‘Doing Business’ guides. These guides provide a unconfined starting point for […] ASEAN ‘DoingMerchantryin…’ 2018 Guides Mon, 29 Jan. 2018 Published by the World Bank every year, DoingMerchantrysheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a […] Thailand Why Thailand 2016 Sat, 11 Feb. 2017 Strategically located at the heart of Asia, Thailand aptly serves investors as a dynamic gateway to a fast growing economic […] VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONS Thailand SUCCESS Stories ASEAN Filtermist Sat, 27 Feb. 2016 Established in Shropshire in 1969, Filtermist International manufactures and markets a range of oil mist collectors which are used to […] ASEAN Lifesaver Systems Sat, 27 Feb. 2016 LIFESAVER Systems Limited is a British visitor that has pioneered, ripened and now sells globally, a unique nano-filtration technology that […] ASEAN Delcam Fri, 26 Feb. 2016 Peter Dickin, Marketing Manager from six-time Queen’s Award winning Birmingham-based Delcam, shares his insights for success in Asia ASEAN Bruntys Premium Cider (Cider Orchard Exports Ltd) Fri, 26 Feb. 2016 In 2013, Bruntys began making cider at a state-of-the-art brewery in the wanted of Cambodia using only the finest ingredients […] VIEW ALL SUCCESS STORIES MARKETS ASEAN Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Singapore The Philippines Vietnam STRATEGIC PARTNER OUR PARTNERS FOLLOW US CONTACT US Tel: +44 (0)20 7828 3431 Email: info@ukabc.org.uk UK - ASEAN -MerchantryCouncil Privacy Policy Cookies Set up Cookies © 2018 UK-ASEANMerchantryCouncil - UKABC. All Rights Reserved Web diamond by Appnova We are using cookies to requite you the weightier wits on our website. You can find out increasingly well-nigh which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. Accept Change cookie settings Privacy Overview Strictly Necessary Cookies 3rd Party Cookies Powered by GDPR plugin Privacy Overview This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the weightier user wits possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.You can retread all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side. Strictly Necessary Cookies Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. If you disable this cookie, we will not be worldly-wise to save your preferences. This ways that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. 3rd Party Cookies This website uses Google Analytics to collect unrecognized information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages. Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to modernize our website. Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences! Enable All Save Changes