Doing Business in Thailand Bangkok. Thai economy

EENI - Asia

 

Learning unit: Foreign trade and business in Thailand. Syllabus:


- Introduction to the Kingdom of Thailand.
- The Thai economy. International relations.
- International trade (Import Export).
- Foreign direct investment FDI. Thailand's Advantages.
- Case study: Thailand’s automotive industry. Electronics industry. Stars Microelectronics. Charoen Pokphand Group.
- Doing business in Bangkok.

Thailand Free trade agreements

Course learning materials En

Courses and Masters
Course Southeast Asia ASEAN - Master Asia - Master Business Emerging Countries - Master in International Business for Thai Students.
(Es): Tailandia

Course summary (Business in Thailand)

The Kingdom of Thailand enjoys a strategic location in the center of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region, in the Greater Mekong sub-region. Thailand is one of the founding members of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ©. Thailand is located in one of the biggest growing economic region of the World.

  • All of the global carmakers, assemblers and components producers are established in Thailand: Ford, General Motors, BMW, Daimler Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Toyota, Isuzu, Honda and Nissan (1.4 million vehicles produced in 2008.
  • The Kingdom of Thailand is the biggest manufacturer of one-ton pickup trucks of the world and the 7th biggest automotive exporter.
  • The Thai electronics industry is another pillar of the economy (30 billion USD, 30% of export revenues of Thailand). Top Thai electronics exports are: hard disk and integrated circuits (54% and 29% of total electronic exports). Thailand is the 2th biggest hard-disk drive exporter in the world.
  • Thailand is the biggest production base for the electrical appliance industry in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region.
  • Population of Thailand: 67.2 million people. Official language: Thai

International trade of Thailand

Economic activities in Bangkok ( (20% of the population of the Kingdom of Thailand) represents 60% of the Gross domestic product of Thailand.

  • Bangkok is competing with Singapore to become a regional hub for air travel within Southeast Asia region.
  • Bangkok is recognized as a 1st class health care center in the ASEAN region.

Example doing business in Thailand:
Trade Thailand

EENI in Thai language: มหาบัณฑิต ในการค้าต่างประเทศและตลาดต่างประเทศ.



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