Investment Promotion Add 45% BOI point another billion Baht

Mr. Chaiwut Bannawat Minister of Industry said that the meeting of the Board of Investment. (Board BOI) with Prime Minister Mr Vejjajiva President on September 13 to acknowledge the survey's confidence by foreign investors that the year 2010 the BOI has นัก opinion. foreign investors to invest in Thailand. Include companies receiving and not receiving investment promotion period February - July 2010, with respondents of 686 companies found that foreign investment in Thailand. The level of confidence in all aspects over the past year. Specific results. The confidence level was increased from 71.9% confidence index of 41.5% in 2009 with just over 50% of investors plan to maintain investment in Thailand during the years 2010-2011 and to consider the year 2011. further improved while 45.1% of investors plan to expand in Thailand more. Because they believe the rights and benefits of investment. And other support measures by government, however, the 3.7% of the investment plans scaled down Because they are affected by global economic recession. And assess the market in Thailand is small.

In addition, the BOI also reported a Survey of employment, production and distribution. The company received a large investment from the BOI. And the value of all investment projects together over 500 million U.S. The survey included 400 companies as of July 2010 found that companies in all industries. Employment increased by 9.3% compared to the same period last year. Both the full-time staff and staff in the Outsource and six months from now with more than 209 companies and 52% will increase employment. Most are in automotive and electronics. While the company plans to expand investment in 2011 of 97 companies with total investments worth U.S. $ 131,535 million, distributed in all industries.

For application support direct investment abroad (FDI) in the eight months of total 527 projects totaling 122,151 million baht project increased 29.5% compared to the same period last year with 407 projects while the value of investments. increase of 43.2% over the same period in 2009 value was 85,267 million baht, up 43.5% of Japanese investors is the group to invest in Thai maximum value of 49,723 million baht, followed by a Spanish Singapore respectively.