Business in Thailand. Thai Economy, Bangkok

1. Introduction to the Kingdom of Thailand (South East Asia)
2. Thai Economy
   1. Thai Advantages
3. International Relations of Thailand
4. International Trade of Thailand
5. Transport and Logistics
6. Investment in Thailand
7. Case Study:
   1. Thai automotive industry
   2. Electronics Industry
   3. Stars Microelectronics
   4. Charoen Pokphand Group
   5. Thaksin Shinawatra
8. Business in Bangkok
9. Access to the Thai market
10. Business Plan for Thailand

Sample - Thaksin Shinawatra

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in the Kingdom of Thailand” are the following:

1. To analyze the Thai Economy, Logistics and Foreign Trade
2. To identify business opportunities in the Kingdom of Thailand
3. To explore the Thai trade relations with the student's country
4. To know the Thai Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of Thai companies
6. To develop a business plan for the Thai market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Thailand” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters adapted to Thai Students.

Languages: or Tailandia Thailande.

1. Credits of the Subject “Business, Trade and Transport in Thailand”: 2

Transport Corridors related to Thailand

1. Nanning-Singapore Logistics Corridor
   1. Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Zone
2. East-West Corridor (Myanmar-Vietnam)
3. Asia-Africa Logistics Corridor

Thai Market Access and Trade Agreements.

1. Thailand and the Buddhist Economic Area
2. ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
   1. ASEAN Free-Trade Area
   2. ASEAN Economic Community
   3. Mekong Economic Cooperation
   4. Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle
   5. Thailand has trade agreements (as a member of the ASEAN) with China, India, the EU, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United States
   6. ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand (Free-Trade Area)
   7. Mekong River Commission
3. APEC
4. Indian-Ocean Rim Association
5. Bay of Bengal Initiative
6. Greater Mekong Subregion
7. Regional Comprehensive Economic Association
8. Global System of Trade Preferences
9. Thailand has Trade Agreements in force with the GCC and China
10. India-Thailand Agreement
11. EU-Thailand Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (not ratified)
12. Japan-Thailand Agreement
13. Chile-Thailand Agreement
14. Thailand-New Zealand Agreement
15. Thailand-Australia Agreement
16. Laos-Thailand Preferential Trading Arrangement
17. Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) - Candidate Country

Sample:

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
   2. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. BIC (Containers)
4. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
5. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. Convention for Safe Containers
   2. Istanbul Convention
6. Customs Convention on Containers - not a member

1. Asian Development Bank
2. Colombo Plan
3. Africa-Asia Partnership
4. Boao Forum for Asia
5. Asia Cooperation Dialogue
6. Economic Commission for Asia (ESCAP)
7. Asia-Middle East Dialogue
8. Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation
9. Asia-Europe Meeting
10. OIC - Observer State

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
2. International Monetary Fund
3. United Nations
4. World Bank
5. Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

The Kingdom of Thailand.

1. Thailand enjoys a strategic location in the centre of the ASEAN region, in the Greater Mekong sub-region (Asia)
2. Population of Thailand: 67.2 million people
3. Thai Capital: Bangkok
4. Official language of Thailand: Thai
5. 75% of the population are Thai
6. Type of Government: Constitutional monarchy (military junta)
7. Thai Area: 513,120 km²
8. Borders of Thailand: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Myanmar
   1. Maritime boundaries: Vietnam, Indonesia, and India

The main religion of Thailand: Theravada Buddhism (95% of the population, 64 million).

1. Islam (4%)

Thailand belongs to the Buddhist Civilization

Thai Economy

1. Thailand is one of the founding members of the APEC
2. Thailand is located in one of the largest growing economic regions in the World
3. Thailand is a newly industrialized country
4. Thailand is a gateway to the ASEAN Continental Markets (Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia)
5. All the global car makers, assemblers, and components producers are established in Thailand: Ford, General Motors, BMW, Daimler Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Toyota, Isuzu, Honda, and Nissan (1.4 million vehicles produced)
6. The Kingdom of Thailand is the largest one-ton pickup lorries manufacturer in the World and the seventh largest automotive exporter
7. Thai electronics industry is another pillar of the Thai economy (30 billion dollars, 30% of export revenues of Thailand)
8. Thailand is the largest production base for electrical appliance industry in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region
9. Thai Currency: Baht (THB)

The Economic activities in Bangkok (20% of the population of the Kingdom of Thailand) represents 60% of the GDP of Thailand.

1. Bangkok is competing with Singapore to become a regional hub for Air transport within the Southeast Asia region
2. Bangkok is a first-class health care centre in the ASEAN Region

International Trade of Thailand.

1. Top export products of Thailand: processed and frozen food, agricultural export products, electronics, electrical appliances, furniture, fashion garments and textiles, and auto parts and accessories
2. Top Thai electronics exports are hard-disk and integrated circuits (54% and 29% of total electronic exports)
3. Thailand is the second largest hard-disk drive exporter in the World
4. The main export markets of the Kingdom of Thailand are the United States, Japan, the EU, ASEAN (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia), India, and China