Issue 64

Data from the DITP’s AEC Business Support Centre shows that Thai entrepreneurs are especially interested in expanding their business into ASEAN countries, DITP Director-General Malee Choklumlerd said on March 23.

In the 2016 fiscal year, 6,611 Thai entrepreneurs contacted various AEC Business Support Centres for information regarding trade and investment opportunities in ASEAN countries.

Established in May 2013, the AEC Business Support Centre has nine branches in Thailand and one in each of eight other ASEAN countries (except Brunei). Staff have assisted almost 30,000 Thai entrepreneurs, a figure that is expected to rise to 35,000 by the end of 2017.

The centres provide in-depth information on trade and investment, offer consulting services, coordinate and organise business matching activities, and provide support and facilitation for Thai businesspeople in ASEAN countries.

 

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