Prayut lays out govt priorities for investment promotion
The government will give priority to investment projects that could boost the economy and enhance the country's trade and industrial competitiveness, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said Friday.
Speaking on a TV programme, Prayut said that in the past eight months, the Board of Investment had approved 1,050 projects worth about Bt680 billion. In December alone, about 2,000 projects with investment value of Bt1.4 trillion were submitted to the BOI, he said.
Prayut also reiterated that the government had announced the establishment of special economic zones in 10 districts of five border provinces, covering a total of 1.83 million rai (nearly 283,000 hectares). The five provinces are Tak, Mukdahan, Sa Kaew, Trat and Songkhla.
Previously, the government set up a Policy Committee on Special Economic Zone Development to consider the scope of the SEZs, infrastructure, investment, customs points, industrial estates, workers, healthcare and stability.
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