Thailand : Investment Climate Assessment Update

World Bank

Thailand : Investment Climate Assessment Update

2008

World Bank

This report provides an up-to-date assessment of the investment climate of Thailand. As the socio-economic framework in which enterprises operate including infrastructure, policies and regulations improving the investment climate is helpful for productivity and economic growth. The report is based mainly on the results of the second round of the Thailand Productivity and Investment Climate Surveys (PICS) carried out in 2007 and on a comparison with results from the first round (conducted between March 2004 and February 2005). Some 1043 establishments from nine manufacturing sectors (food processing, textiles, garments, automobile parts, electronic parts, electrical appliances, rubber/plastics, furniture/wood, and machinery) in six regions (North, Central, metropolitan Bangkok, East, Northeast, and South) were surveyed. This report aims to present policymakers with detailed information on key business climate indicators and their relationship to Thai economic performance. Thailand's rapid growth and transition to middle-income country status in the past two decades was mainly the result of the rapid increase in employment and capital goods.

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Economic policy; Production processes; Per capita income; Communication technologies; Performance indicators; New technologies; Business performance; Smaller firms; Domestic credit; Business environment; Foreign direct investment; Productivity growth; Capital goods; Labor shortage; Investing; Middle-income country; Technology development; Financial service; Interest rate; Bank loan; Unskilled labor; Limited access; Growth rate of sales; Power outage; Macroeconomic policy; Production structures; Investment climates; Labor shortages; Regulatory environment; Suppliers; Regulatory framework; Economies of scale; Performances; Sale; Access to credit; Outputs; Emerging economies; Innovations; Labor productivity; Economic framework; Types of investment; Capital accumulation; Direct investment; Emails; Customs; Agglomeration effects; Contribution; Private sector development; Binding constraints; Labor markets; Infrastructure projects; Telephone; Real gdp; Industrial economics; Supervision; Rates of returns; R&d; Income level; Market failures; Ict; Investment climate; Skill shortages; Rapid growth; Commodity; Skilled labor; Foreign currency; Manufacturing industries; Binding constraint; Result; Skilled workers; Economic management; Reliability; Telephone connection; Licenses; Turnover; Investment decisions; Human resource; Increasing returns; Labor supply; Development agency; User; Telephone line; Earnings; Bandwidth; Informed decision; Production function; Business operations; Wage; Contributions; Custom; Middle-income countries; Middle income country; Financial markets; Total factor productivity; Technical skills; Commodity prices; Public investments; Competitiveness; Parent company; Public policy; Sales growth; Improvements in access; Knowledge base; Financial crisis; Output; Export earnings; New product; Firm performance; Automobile; Customs clearance; Lenders; International markets; Import license; Large firms; Tax regimes; Lack of knowledge; International competition; Labor force; Investment opportunities; Electronics industry; Infrastructure investments; Power outages; Data availability; Gdp; Indirect costs; College degree; Government offices; Political stability; Barriers to entry; Labor market; Middle income countries; Corporate finance; Investment climate assessment; Low income; Foreign exchange; Ownerships; Low-income; One-stop service; Technology transfers; Technological innovation; Competitive advantages; Labor regulations; Availability of data; Tax rates; Equipments; Technical assistance; Knowledge economy; International comparison; Global economy; Gdp per capita; Natural monopoly; Business services; Global marketplace; Investment climate reforms; Externalities; Indirect cost; Valuable; Business climate; Macroeconomic stability; Transmission; Price index; Economic performance; Tax break; Physical infrastructure; Business expansion; Tax; Positive externalities; Technological innovations; Collateral; Downside risks

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2008

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