The value of applications for investment
promotion in Thailand in the first
quarter of 2024 soared 31% to USD 6.2
billion (228.2 billion Baht)
from the year earlier period, boosted notably by a surge in the
number of projects by foreign investors in the electronics,
automotive and parts, as well as petrochemical and chemical
sectors, the Thailand Board of
Investment (BOI) announced
today.
LOS
ANGELES, May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Domestic and
foreign investors filed a total of 724 project applications during
the January-March, a 94% increase for the first quarter of last
year. As many as 460 of those applications involved foreign
investment.
"The investment trend in Thailand is still very strong, especially in
our key target sectors that lay the foundation for the Thai economy
in the long term and continue to grow at very high rates," said Mr.
Narit Therdsteerasukdi, Secretary General of the BOI. "This is reflecting Thailand's potential and increased investor
confidence and shows that all is in place for 2024 to be a golden
year for investment in Thailand."
The sector that saw the highest value of
investment applications in the first quarter was the electronics
and electrical appliances (E&E) industry with an investment
value of USD 2.09 billion. Most
projects are for the production of printed circuit boards (PCB),
the production of wafer fabrication for power electronics, and the
production of smart electronic products and smart electrical
appliances.
The four other sectors that saw the highest
investment value were automotive and parts (USD 578 million), petrochemicals and chemicals
(USD 480 million), digital
(USD 475 million), and agriculture
and food processing (USD 361
million).
The quarter saw the number of foreign direct
investment (FDI) applications grow 130% to 460 projects worth a
total investment value of USD 4.6
billion, an increase of 16% on year. The economies and
territories that made the top five FDI application sources in terms
of value were Singapore, with
USD 1.1 billion, China (USD 942
million), Hong Kong
(USD 722 million), Taiwan (USD 543
million), and Australia
(USD 467 million), respectively. The
investment applications from Singapore topped the rankings mostly due to
large investments by Singaporean affiliates of Chinese PCB
manufacturers.
In terms of the location of the investments,
Thailand's central region was the
area of choice for 300 projects with a combined value of
USD 2.6 billion.
* 1 USD is
approximately equal to 36.8 THB
ABOUT THAILAND BOARD OF INVESTMENT LOS ANGELES OFFICE
Thailand Board
of Investment (BOI) is a
government agency under the Office of the Prime Minister. Our roles
and responsibilities are promoting and facilitating foreign direct
investment (FDI) into Thailand. We
are the professional contact point for companies, providing them
with useful investment information, business support, and
investment incentives including tax and non-tax incentives.
BOI Los Angeles office's area of responsibility
includes the West Coast U.S. and Mexico. Our services are free of charge and
customized to help foreign businesses succeed in Thailand.
For more information, please visit
www.boi.go.th
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