17 foreigners given the nod to invest
The Department of Business Development has approved the applications of 17 foreigners to do business in Thailand with combined investment of Bt331 million.
Most of them are from Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
In June, the number of foreigners allowed to invest here declined by 14 from the previous month. Combined investment declined 79 per cent year on year to Bt1.314 billion.
During the first half of the year, the numbers of foreigners permitted to invest here was 136 with combined investment of Bt3.743 billion, versus 179 over the same period last year with investment of Bt3.711 billion. Last year, 352 foreigners were permitted to invest here with total investment of Bt7.442 billion.
