The Board of Investment (BoI) looks set to revise Thailand’s strategic investment promotion plan to make it align with updated national and global trends.
The new strategic investment plan is scheduled for implementation in early 2023 after the current eight-year plan expires in December 2022.
The current plan was originally planned for seven years, between 2015 and 2021. On Dec 20 the BoI board approved a one-year extension of the plan to Dec 31, 2022.
According to BoI secretary-general Duangjai Asawachintachit, various global investment trends have changed, such as greenhouse gas emission requirements, evolving technology and the impact of Covid-19 outbreaks.
Other trends that have risen in importance include R&D, bio-, circular and green (BCG) economic…
