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	Ittipol Changlum, deputy director-general of the department, said the number of new foreign businesses was 8 per cent higher than in the same period last year, while combined initial investment surged 122 per cent.&nbsp;</div>
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Foreign firms set up 143 service businesses here so far this year

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Foreign firms set up 143 service businesses here so far this year

A total of 143 foreign enterprises have established new service businesses in Thailand so far this year, with a combined initial capital worth Bt8.92 billion and creating about 2,300 jobs, according to the Business Development Department.

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