The Board of Investment (BOI) has reported that the number of applications it received in May increased by 64.5 percent over the same month last year, with the value of applications increasing by 54.4 percent.

Chemicals, paper and plastics were the industries submitting the most applications, with a total investment in May of 105.5 billion THB, followed by the service and public health industry, metal products, and machinery and transport equipment.

The Bangkok Post article reporting this development can be found here, and further information on the BOI and investment in Thailand in general can be found on our website here.