Thailand Investment Climate Assessment Update

• Political and policy uncertainty was perceived by businesses to be the main constraint of investment climate during 2007.
       
• Lack of improvement in infrastructure and shortages of skilled workers (related to quality of education) also constrain investments
        
• Lack of investments in R&D and innovation hinders the private sector
        
• Firms themselves are not doing anything creative to increase productivity

• Political stability is needed for private investment to resume
         
• Public investments in infrastructure is needed
        
• Reform the education to foster learning and analytical/creative skills; linkage between universities and corporations is needed

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Full Report (2.06mb pdf)

Front Matters (100kb pdf)

Executive Summary (57kb pdf) 

Chapter 1: Thailand's Investment Climate Today: Main Findings of the 2007 Survey and International Comparison (231kb pdf)

Chapter 2: Investment Climate and Enterprise Productivity (270kb pdf)

Chapter 3: Macroeconomic Environment and Access to Finance (106kb pdf)

Chapter 4: Addressing Skilled Labor Shortages and Fostering Science and Innovation (395kb pdf)

Chapter 5: Improving the Regulatory Framework (108kb pdf)

Chapter 6: Improving Public Infrastructure (259kb pdf)

References and Annexes (634kb pdf)

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