Thailand Considers Cap on Vaccine Exports as COVID Cases Surge

[BookShe]

7 hours ago, ukrules said:

This is how wars begin.

That's why we elected an army generalissimo. He must be good at least in one thing. If it's war they want, it's war they'll get. ????

[RocketDog]

In simple terms they are considering breaking the contract they signed with AZ.

 

In the business community such rogue players are quickly shunned by their peers and find themselves isolated and withering.

 

Guess what. International communities like ASEAN function the same way.

[Srikcir]

1 hour ago, Enzian said:

force majeure

lese-majeste?

[Cake Monster]

5 hours ago, brommers said:

Forget anything to do with the law. The fact of the matter is that Thailand's people invested 600 million baht in local production with the aim of being the Asean vaccine hub. Well the moment Thailand puts any form of restriction on deliveries to Asean member states this goverment will destroy any chance of becoming a hub. Vietnam is already busy preparing to manufacture nRNA vaccines and will immediately become the Asean preferred source. Trust in Thailand is very transient at the best of time and it is almost gone already. So 600 million will be wasted on producing a second rate vaccine and Vietnam will win the race.

If there are restrictions placed upon the locally produced AZ Vaccines, this will open a whole Can of Worms that Thailand will regret for Years to come.

A decision such as this will mean that FDI will dry up almost completely over night, and existing Companies within Thailand that are Foreign owner will be looking elsewhere for their production needs and any future Investment.

I have to applaud this Government for the way in which it is dragging the whole Nation backwards by50 Years or more

[ukrules]

6 hours ago, dan42 said:

Well....if they have zero prestige and credibility how then AZ decided to create a factory in TH and move there part of the production? That means that at least they have some credibility that they might lose. Probably more than Russia btw

Maybe they were offered visas and a small plot of land?

 

[herfiehandbag]

6 hours ago, dan42 said:

Well....if they have zero prestige and credibility how then AZ decided to create a factory in TH and move there part of the production? That means that at least they have some credibility that they might lose. Probably more than Russia btw

AZ made a bad call - probably one they bitterly regret!

 

I wonder how long it would take, if they really pulled out all the stops, to set up a production facility elsewhere in the region?

 

I'll bet that the contingency planners are working 'till late at night on that one!