AMCHAM Member Luncheon with Narit Therdsteerasukdi, Secretary-General, Office of the Thailand Board of Investment

On January 26, 2023, the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM) welcomed Secretary-General Narit Therdsteerasukdi to AMCHAM’s member luncheon at Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel.

Secretary-General Narit opened his speech by expressing his appreciation to the AMCHAM business community for investing and doing business in Thailand before providing a comprehensive presentation. He elaborated fruitful outcomes of Thailand’s previous investment promotions and Thailand’s competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investments. He later touched on the five-year investment promotion strategy for 2023-2027, driven by the BOI. The strategy aims to transform the Thai economy into the “New Economy”, with innovative, competitive, and inclusive targets. The Secretary-General ended his presentation with updates on the Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa program. The program has received more than 2,000 applicants since the program was launched in September 2022.

At the interactive question and answer session, the Secretary-General delivered additional information that BOI is considering expanding the targeted industries for the LTR visa program to attract and facilitate more investments as well as the programs that support startup businesses in Thailand. The member luncheon was preceded by a roundtable meeting with the BOI, attended by representatives from AMCHAM's Board of Governors and Platinum member companies Chevron, Citibank, Netflix, and Seagate Technology.

About AMCHAM

The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization. With 3,000 members representing over 630 American, Thai, and other international companies, AMCHAM is the leading international business association in Thailand. Member companies have cumulatively invested over 50 billion US dollars in Thailand and provide more than 200,000 local jobs. If you would like to learn more about AMCHAM, please visit: www.amthamthailand.com or contact Varsha Wadhwani, AMCHAM Communications Officer, at e-mail varsha@amchamthailand.com.