Intermach 2016 Horizons # 11 | Page 8

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW www.intermachshow.com ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES การสนับสนุนการลงทุนในประเทศเพื่อนบ้าน HORIZONS ISSUE 11 8 Currently the BOI has dual goals - home promotion in Thailand and international investment - meaning support for Thai investors overseas. Some businesses such as manufacturing may not be competitive in Thailand because domestic production costs may be too high, or because of the need to relocate to a new manufacturing base. With regard to neighboring countries all activities here focus on SME’s because major companies have the resources and manpower which SMEs do not have so we have to help them at this point. To do this we organise trips to explore better ways to invest; meet the agencies (such as BOI) of other countries, and meet with the Chamber of Commerce for Business Matching opportunities. Another function is to bring entrepreneurs to fairs in neighboring countries as well – a good, marketing opportunity. SUBCON Thailand 2016 is one of the events that BUILD has co-organised with UBM for many years. People have asked why the BOI organises a fair. We tell them that we are not professional fair organisers but SUBCON Thailand is an event that we initiated and its benefits enabled it to become an annual event. This year, we are celebrating its 10th anniversary and the feedback we receive gets better every year. This is the policy for all Thai BOI Foreign Offices - to invite groups of buyers to take part in SUBCON Thailand. Foreign companies that attend the show will see that Thai capability and exhibiting companies bring opportunity to sell and opportunities for foreign companies to enter into joint ventures. This is like shooting a bird with one bullet and getting a whole flock in return. The latest figures for the previous year showed that more than 4,600 business partnerships were established with a trade value of 7,900 million baht. This is considered very cost effective for BOI in organising the event. Each year, the BOI has grown bigger and helped more entrepreneurs on the road to success. ตอนนี้ทางบีโอไอท�ำหน้าที่ทั้ง 2 ทาง ทั้งส่งเสริม การลงทุนในประเทศไทย อีกขาหนึ่งที่เราท�ำคือ Outwards Investment คือสนับสนุนคนไทยไป ลงทุนต่างประเทศ เพราะว่าบางธุรกิจอาจจะไม่ สามารถแข่งขันได้หากผลิตในเมืองไทย เหตุเพราะ ต้นทุนผลิตในประเทศสูงเกินไปจ�ำเป็นต้องย้ายฐาน การผลิตหรือว่าไปหาฐานการผลิตใหม่ โดยเราจะ เน้นในกลุ่มประเทศเพื่อนบ้าน โดยกิจกรร