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 - Allows foreigners to work or invest in 18 targeted industries
Thailand
Allows foreigners to work or invest in 18 targeted industries
03 Feb 2023On 3 February 2023, The Royal Thai Gazette website published a notice from the Ministry of Interior announcing a special permit for migrant workers to work or invest in 18 industries to boost the economy. The 3rd version of the notice, signed by the Prime Minister and Interior Minister, focuses on highly skilled specialists, investors, executives, and entrepreneurs for startups. The targeted industries include automotive, electronics, biotechnology, robotics, and circular economy. Other sectors are transport, logistics, petrochemicals, digital, medical, defence, aviation, human resource development, environment and renewable energy management, technology, and international business center. The new permit emphasizes alternative dispute resolution services to facilitate investment.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control, Approval and admission)
- Treatment and operation (Immigration regulations, Labor regulation)
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment facilitation )
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- Government of Thailand, a new notice allowing foreigners to work or invest in 18 selected companies , https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/pdfdownload/?id=140D025S0000000000800, 03 Feb 2023
- khaosodenglish, THAILAND ALLOW MIGRANTS TO WORK OR INVEST IN 18 TARGETED INDUSTRIES, https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2023/02/07/thailand-allow-migrants-to-work-or-invest-in-18-targeted-industries/, 07 Feb 2023
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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.
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