Bangkok Post – Foreign investment posts big gain in January

Japanese investors top table with ventures worth B3.8 billion

Foreign investment rose in January, with applications approved by the Foreign Business Committee under the Foreign Business Act totalling 7.17 billion baht, up 39.8% year-on-year.

The number of foreign investors increased to 54 in January, up by two from a year earlier, according to the Department of Business Development.

Auramon Supthaweethum, the department’s director-general, said Japan topped the table with 15 approved ventures worth 3.79 billion baht, mainly in service-related businesses. They included providing equipment for acetylene black production, e-commerce platforms for sourcing…