Investment Policy Monitor
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for growth and development.
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Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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Thailand
Exempts certain business activities from the requirement to obtain a license under the Foreign Business Act
09 Jun 2017On 9 June 2017, the Ministry of Commerce has issued a regulation exempting certain business activities from the requirement of obtaining a foreign business license. The exempted businesses can be divided into two groups. Group 1 includes businesses governed by the laws on financial institutions while Group 2 covers businesses under other specific laws such as representative offices, regional offices and business operators who are contracted to provide services to government agencies or state-owned enterprises. However, exempted businesses will still be subject to licensing requirements and foreign shareholding limits under specific regulations, particularly for those operating businesses under Group 1. Foreign companies operating in Group 2 need to obtain a registration number and notify the authority of the place where they are operating the businesses in Thailand, in order to comply with the requirements for preparation and filing of accounts under the Accounting Act.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Approval and admission)
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment facilitation )
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Industry:
- Services (Financial and insurance activities)
- Services (Financial and insurance activities)
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Sources:
- Baker McKenzie, Restrictions Eased for Foreign Investors in Certain Businesses, http://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2017/06/restrictions-eased-for-foreign-investors, 14 Jun 2017
- Rödl & Partner , Thailand: Eased Foreign Business Restrictions in Certain Sectors, http://www.roedl.com/locations/asiapacific/thailand/thailand_eased_foreign_business_restrictions_in_certain_sectors.html, 09 Jun 2017
- Deloitte (legal alert), Business activities that will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a license under the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542, https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/th/Documents/legal/th-legal-alert-en-210617.pdf, 09 Jun 2017
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for growth and development.
-
Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.