The committee&#39;s secretary, Banjongjitt Angsusingh, who is also director-general of the Business Development Department of Commerce Ministry, said the approved companies came from Singapore, Japan, South Korea and China.&nbsp; 
 
For the first quarter of this year, the committee approved 69 foreign firms with a combined investment budget of Bt1.38 billion. In the first quarter of last year, 95 firms with an investment value Bt2.07 billion were approved.

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Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia.

28 foreign firms approved for Bt580 m investment plans in March

A COMMITTEE of the Commerce Ministry that aids foreign investment this month approved plans by 28 foreign firms to invest Bt580 million in the country and employ 715 Thais.

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