Kingdom plans to promote regional investment goals

Government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek on Friday reaffirmed Thailand’s commitment to promoting greater regional connectivity and closer trade links among Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries under the 2022 regional investment framework.

Ms Rachada said the result of the 24th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Ministerial Conference on Wednesday was promising and showed the six-member countries were on a path to deeper economic integration and development.

Under the 2022 regional investment framework approved by the GMS, a total of 205 investment and technical assistance projects valued at US$78.3 billion (2.39 trillion baht) will be rolled out, she said.

Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam attended the meeting on Wednesday on the government’s behalf.

Regarding current GMS investments, Ms Rachada said 74 projects worth US$7.8 billion have been undertaken in…