Monday, March 31, 2008

Govt opens the door to more foreign investors. (The Nation, 31 Mar 2008, Page 1)


GOVT OPENS THE DOOR TO MORE FOREIGN INVESTORS
PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI THE NATION
The Nation
31 Mar 2008


Four additional restricted businesses will be made more open to foreign ownership this week. “For these four businesses, it will be easier to hold more than 50 per cent in the company,”... read more...

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Rental,
- Operations leasing,
- Financial leasing and
- Factoring



Next to be relaxed under the Foreign Business Act:

- Brokerage,
- Internal trade involving agricultural goods,
- Advertising agency,
- Hotel operating,
- Beverage and food retailing,
- Seed development,
- Computer service,
- warehouse control service,
- pawnshop,
- school
- entertainment businesses.