Commerce Ministry, private sector work towards 5% export growth
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The Commerce Ministry and the private sector are set to finalise a working plan this quarter to ensure that exports expand by 5 per cent this year.
After the first meeting of a task force on driving export and investment growth under the Public-Private Steering Committee, Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said the government would help find ways to expand export value by 5 per cent to US$225 billion (Bt8.16 trillion) this year.
The meeting also agreed to set up two subcommittees to draw up export-promotion plans and lead Thai investment overseas, focusing on Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) as priority countries for this year.
