Thailand urgently promotes exports in many regions

[Lite Beer]

Thailand urgently promotes exports in many regions

BANGKOK, 13 July 2014 (NNT) - The Department of International Trade Promotion is developing plans to penetrate markets in ASEAN, China, South America, Africa, the Middle East and independent states. Urgent projects have been launched for promising ASEAN member countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar.

Director-General of the Department of International Trade Promotion Nanthawan Sakuntanak said the department had invited experts from the government and private sectors to help develop the plans in line with economic policies of the National Council for Peace and Order. The department was now pushing for the four urgent projects for the ASEAN market which focused on the promotion of Thai instant food in Indonesia, Thai textiles in Vietnam, border trade in Prachuap Khiri Khan and Thai businesses in Myanmar.

As for China, the official said the department would send trade representatives to major cities in China to expand opportunities for Thai exports and do business matching.

The department has already sent trade representatives to Brazil, Peru and Chile. 24 companies, most of them in automotive, construction materials, food, and plastic industries, agreed to buy Thai products worth over 494,000 USD. The department expected that their combined orders for Thai exports would be more than 71 million USD in one year.

-- NNT 2014-07-13

[UbonRatch]

Personally, I'd have been aiming at Europe and the USA. I wonder why such large markets were not included in target markets?

"most of them in automotive, construction materials, food, and plastic industries, agreed to buy Thai products worth over 494,000 USD. The department expected that their combined orders for Thai exports would be more than 71 million USD in one year.

Aim high, shoot low. That's the Thai bulls-eye.

[HUAHIN62]

Personally, I'd have been aiming at Europe and the USA. I wonder why such large markets were not included in target markets?

"most of them in automotive, construction materials, food, and plastic industries, agreed to buy Thai products worth over 494,000 USD. The department expected that their combined orders for Thai exports would be more than 71 million USD in one year.

Aim high, shoot low. That's the Thai bulls-eye.

the EU have stopped the FTA with Thailand due to the coup. No new agreements can be put into place with reputable countries while there is no elected government.

[Thailand]

I think they should concentrate on imports of tourists.

[tomyummer]

On the eve of raising imports on luxury goods, especially cars, you can forget going to the EU to beg for export contracts.

[BillyBobThai]

At least somebodies doing something. For the last several years the Thai government has been quite ineffective.

[noitom]

The Thais are thrashing and matching. "Matching" is commonly used in Thai business. They have "matching" events and expositions using the name matching as part of the event. Matching in Thailand is a euphemism for who will take a payoff for some business?

[aussieinthailand]

The many different trade problems Thailand have with possible trade sanctions coming from several areas such as, Another military Coup, Human trafficking, forced labor, child labor, illegal Ivory trade, I think good luck if they can trade but It's not looking to good internationally for Thailand as each time they turn around a new controversy is in the headlines

[bushwacker]

Now that I have lived here for 6 years, if I were to go back to N America, I think that I would never buy Thai exported food or building construction material. Maybe a T-shirt ....

[Payboy]

Thailand - the hub of urgency.