BOI-DPM Somkid Making First 2019 Roadshow in Kansai, Japan.
Focus On Pulling Prefecture’s Prominent Industries to Invest in Thailand.
28-1-2019—BOI to join the Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and Minister of The Prime Minister’s Office Kobsak Phu’trakul, Minister of Digital for Economic and Social Ministry Mr.Pichet Durongkaweroj with EEC Office and relevant agencies will making the first oversea roadshow trip for the year 2019, to join the activities in the Kansai’s three major provinces; Osaka Wakayama and Kyoto, between January 30 to February 2, 2019. The trip is aiming to have the seminar to build confidence in Thailand potential and investment policy focusing on local level co-operations in the targeted industries to expand the investment to continue enhancing Thai-Japan competitiveness.
Miss Duangjai Asawachintachit Secretary-General of the Board of Investment (BOI) revealed that
The Deputy Prime Minister and the delegation will join the activities in the three major provinces of Kansai, including Osaka, Wakayama and Kyoto. Currently, Kansai is an important commercial and industrial center which has a large company and many SMEs, all of which have advanced technology development Both bio-technology, medicine, medical equipment, environment and energy, such as lithium ion fuel cell and solar cells, etc., as well as the research and development center of Kansai.
This opportunity, BOI will hold a seminar on “Thailand: Advancing ASEAN-Japan Partnership” on January 31, 2019 in Osaka, expected to have more than 500 operators of Osaka and nearby areas attended. Deputy Prime Minister will give a special speech to emphasize the potential of Thailand to be an important center of the region in all dimensions, both trade and investment, long time economic partnership between Thailand-Japan has been and special lectures by the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Minister of Digital Economy and Society
The seminar will also have a discussion forum of BOI and EEC Office, in order to emphasize on opening for Japanese entrepreneurs to see the opportunity to invest in Thailand, especially in the year 2019, the government announced to be the year of investment. By providing additional basic privilege for the investment within this year
Ms. Duangjai said that after the seminar The Deputy Prime Minister and the delegation will travel to meet with industry entrepreneurs in the three provinces, such as the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and the Kansai Economic Federation: Kankeiren ) Meetings with the Governor of Wakayama Prefecture and Kyoto Province. Visiting the agricultural processing project through the use of ICT systems and the source of “lacquerware” which is a successful community development project of Wakayama Prefecture. IN he passed trip, Ministry of Industry had discussed to create marketing cooperation between Chiang Mai Province and Wakayama Prefecture.
In addition, there will also have the one-on-one meeting with the SMEs entrepreneurs in Kyoto area which is the developer of machinery manufacturing technology and the production of medical devices used in surgery and dentistry that receives funding from the government, which is currently in the process of expanding business in ASEAN to increase marketing channels and there will also have discussions with manufacturers of electronic components and parts Important motor vehicles which experienced a trade war between the United States and China, etc.
“The main goal of roadshows in Japan are to build confidence in investment promotion policies and national potentials and also aims to create the local level Thai-Kansai cooperation in various fields.BY the reason that each Kansai’s province has its own identity. There are both large companies, SMEs companies, including startup with different potentials, which is the target industry that the country wants to promote the investment. Believe that this trip will help expand investment cooperation to continue to strengthen the competitiveness together.” said BOI Secretary General.
