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Oxford Business Group (OBG) and Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) officially launched its new publication “The Report: Thailand 2009”on 29 June 2009 at Royal Thai Government House, in the presence of H.E. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Kingdom of Thailand.
BDO Advisory Limited is the exclusive accountant partner of OBG for The Report: Thailand 2009.
The report provides a sector-by-sector business guide to Thailand for traders and investors alike and is the most comprehensive report on the country's investment and business opportunities ever published, according to OBG, a global publishing, research and consultancy firm. It contains a wide range of interviews with the most prominent political, economic and business figures, including Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan, Korn Chatikavanij, Thailand’s Minister of Finance, and Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UN Conference on Trade and Development and former Director-General of WTO. High-profile international figures, such as former US President George W Bush also gives their views on Thailand’s economic development.
The Report: Thailand 2009 includes an in depth guide to Thailand’s taxation system written in conjunction with BDO Richfield Advisory Limited, and features viewpoints from Andrew Jackomos and Paul Ashburn, Senior Partners of BDO Richfield Advisory Limited.
The keynote address for the official launch was given by H.E. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Kingdom of Thailand. H.E. Chanchai Chairungruang, Minister of Industry, also addressed the launch.
Prime Minister Abhisit said, "We do look forward to the Thai economy turning around and hope that there will be positive growth in the last quarter of this year, followed by growth firmly back next year, both for Thailand and the region."
The Prime Minister stated that the report conveyed a key message, that is, as global and regional economies recover, Thailand will once again stand to gain market share in sectors such as manufacturing of high value-added goods, agribusiness, transport and tourism. He ended his speech by highlighting the necessity to diversify the Thai economy and attract new investments.
With an international distribution of 77,000 printed copies (in addition to online distribution), The Report: Thailand 2009 will be the most comprehensive report on the country’s investment and business opportunities ever published.
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