Thailand : Investment Climate Assessment Update

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 pro...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GDP
ICT
R&D
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10888643/thailand-investment-climate-assessment-update
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7805
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language English
en_US
topic ACCESS TO CREDIT
AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS
AGRICULTURE
AUTOMOBILE
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
BANDWIDTH
BANK LOAN
BANKS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BEST PRACTICE
BINDING CONSTRAINT
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS EXPANSION
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
BUSINESS SERVICES
BUSINESSES
CALCULATION
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL GOODS
COLLATERAL
COLLEGE DEGREE
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
CORPORATE FINANCE
CUSTOM
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
DIRECT INVESTMENT
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOWNSIDE RISKS
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
EMAILS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMPLOYMENT
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENTS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXPORT PROMOTION
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FIRM PERFORMANCE
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN FIRMS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATE OF SALES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCE
ICT
IMPORT LICENSE
IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESS
INCOME
INCOME LEVEL
INCREASING RETURNS
INDIRECT COST
INDIRECT COSTS
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFORMED DECISION
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INNOVATION
INNOVATIONS
INSPECTION
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS
INVESTMENT CLIMATES
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
KNOWLEDGE BASE
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR REGULATIONS
LABOR SHORTAGE
LABOR SHORTAGES
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOUR
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
LARGE FIRMS
LENDERS
LICENSES
LIMITED ACCESS
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MANUFACTURING
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET FAILURES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY
NATURAL MONOPOLY
NEW PRODUCT
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NEW TECHNOLOGY
ONE-STOP SERVICE
OUTPUT
OUTPUTS
OWNERSHIPS
PARENT COMPANY
PER CAPITA INCOME
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCES
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
POLITICAL STABILITY
POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
POWER OUTAGE
POWER OUTAGES
PRICE INDEX
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
PRODUCTION STRUCTURE
PRODUCTION STRUCTURES
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
R&D
RAPID GROWTH
RATES OF RETURNS
REAL GDP
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RELIABILITY
RESULT
RESULTS
SALE
SALES
SALES GROWTH
SENIOR
SKILL SHORTAGES
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALLER FIRMS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
STAKEHOLDERS
SUPERVISION
SUPPLIERS
TAX
TAX BREAK
TAX RATES
TAX REGIMES
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
TELEPHONE LINE
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE POLICIES
TRANSMISSION
TURNOVER
TYPES OF INVESTMENT
UNSKILLED LABOR
USER
USES
VALUABLE
VALUE ADDED
VOLATILITY
WAGE
WORKING CAPITAL
spellingShingle ACCESS TO CREDIT
AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS
AGRICULTURE
AUTOMOBILE
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
BANDWIDTH
BANK LOAN
BANKS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BEST PRACTICE
BINDING CONSTRAINT
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS EXPANSION
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
BUSINESS SERVICES
BUSINESSES
CALCULATION
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL GOODS
COLLATERAL
COLLEGE DEGREE
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
CORPORATE FINANCE
CUSTOM
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
DIRECT INVESTMENT
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOWNSIDE RISKS
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
EMAILS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMPLOYMENT
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENTS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXPORT PROMOTION
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FIRM PERFORMANCE
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN FIRMS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATE OF SALES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCE
ICT
IMPORT LICENSE
IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESS
INCOME
INCOME LEVEL
INCREASING RETURNS
INDIRECT COST
INDIRECT COSTS
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFORMED DECISION
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INNOVATION
INNOVATIONS
INSPECTION
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS
INVESTMENT CLIMATES
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
KNOWLEDGE BASE
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR REGULATIONS
LABOR SHORTAGE
LABOR SHORTAGES
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOUR
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
LARGE FIRMS
LENDERS
LICENSES
LIMITED ACCESS
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MANUFACTURING
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET FAILURES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY
NATURAL MONOPOLY
NEW PRODUCT
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NEW TECHNOLOGY
ONE-STOP SERVICE
OUTPUT
OUTPUTS
OWNERSHIPS
PARENT COMPANY
PER CAPITA INCOME
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCES
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
POLITICAL STABILITY
POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
POWER OUTAGE
POWER OUTAGES
PRICE INDEX
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
PRODUCTION STRUCTURE
PRODUCTION STRUCTURES
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
R&D
RAPID GROWTH
RATES OF RETURNS
REAL GDP
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RELIABILITY
RESULT
RESULTS
SALE
SALES
SALES GROWTH
SENIOR
SKILL SHORTAGES
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALLER FIRMS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
STAKEHOLDERS
SUPERVISION
SUPPLIERS
TAX
TAX BREAK
TAX RATES
TAX REGIMES
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
TELEPHONE LINE
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE POLICIES
TRANSMISSION
TURNOVER
TYPES OF INVESTMENT
UNSKILLED LABOR
USER
USES
VALUABLE
VALUE ADDED
VOLATILITY
WAGE
WORKING CAPITAL
World Bank
Thailand : Investment Climate Assessment Update
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Thailand
description 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.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Thailand : Investment Climate Assessment Update
title_short Thailand : Investment Climate Assessment Update
title_full Thailand : Investment Climate Assessment Update
title_fullStr Thailand : Investment Climate Assessment Update
title_full_unstemmed Thailand : Investment Climate Assessment Update
title_sort thailand : investment climate assessment update
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10888643/thailand-investment-climate-assessment-update
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7805
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spelling okr-10986-78052021-04-23T14:02:35Z Thailand : Investment Climate Assessment Update World Bank ACCESS TO CREDIT AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS AGRICULTURE AUTOMOBILE AVAILABILITY OF DATA BANDWIDTH BANK LOAN BANKS BARRIERS TO ENTRY BEST PRACTICE BINDING CONSTRAINT BINDING CONSTRAINTS BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS EXPANSION BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES CALCULATION CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL GOODS COLLATERAL COLLEGE DEGREE COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CORPORATE FINANCE CUSTOM CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DIRECT INVESTMENT DOMESTIC CREDIT DOWNSIDE RISKS EARNINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY EMAILS EMERGING ECONOMIES EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENTS EXCHANGE RATE EXPORT EARNINGS EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICE FIRM PERFORMANCE FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN FIRMS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETPLACE GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT OFFICES GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATE OF SALES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE ICT IMPORT LICENSE IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESS INCOME INCOME LEVEL INCREASING RETURNS INDIRECT COST INDIRECT COSTS INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMED DECISION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSPECTION INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT CLIMATES INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES KNOWLEDGE BASE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR REGULATIONS LABOR SHORTAGE LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LARGE FIRMS LENDERS LICENSES LIMITED ACCESS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET DEMAND MARKET FAILURES MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY NATURAL MONOPOLY NEW PRODUCT NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY ONE-STOP SERVICE OUTPUT OUTPUTS OWNERSHIPS PARENT COMPANY PER CAPITA INCOME PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCES PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLITICAL STABILITY POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES POWER OUTAGE POWER OUTAGES PRICE INDEX PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTION STRUCTURE PRODUCTION STRUCTURES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS R&D RAPID GROWTH RATES OF RETURNS REAL GDP REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RELIABILITY RESULT RESULTS SALE SALES SALES GROWTH SENIOR SKILL SHORTAGES SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SMALLER FIRMS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION SUPPLIERS TAX TAX BREAK TAX RATES TAX REGIMES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE CONNECTION TELEPHONE LINE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE POLICIES TRANSMISSION TURNOVER TYPES OF INVESTMENT UNSKILLED LABOR USER USES VALUABLE VALUE ADDED VOLATILITY WAGE WORKING CAPITAL 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. 2012-06-12T15:29:38Z 2012-06-12T15:29:38Z 2008-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10888643/thailand-investment-climate-assessment-update http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7805 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Thailand