Thailand
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Thailand has an intense and complex relationship with water. Water is key to driving the agricultural sector – the principal user of water – and supporting growth in the manufacturing sector. Both of these sectors create water quality challenges...
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The world is increasingly facing a technologically changing employment landscape and such changes are directly affecting the future demand for skills. For regional economies built on labour migration, the impending changes will affect migrants and...
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Services are an important part of global economic activity and of international trade. On top of the services supplied directly to consumers, services are also provided indirectly as components of manufactured goods. Digital services are a...
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Despite several attempts at decentralisation reform since the 1990s, Thailand’s governance system remains highly centralised. Strong central government control over subnational governments has not led to uniform service levels or harmonised revenue...
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The People pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development focuses on quality of life in all its dimensions, and emphasises the international community’s commitment to ensuring all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity, equality...
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Services are an important part of global economic activity and of international trade. Nevertheless, compared to its very large tourism sector, the sector of high-end business services in Thailand remains small. As IT and information, and...
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This report reflects the outcome of the Stage 1 peer monitoring of the implementation of the Action 14 Minimum Standard by Thailand.
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The objective of this paper is to explain how Thailand, after being hit by the economic crisis in 1997, reformed the bankruptcy system in order to deal with the subsequent growth of non-performing loans. This paper shows how the changes were made ...
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Despite successful economic and social progress in the past decades, new challenges are emerging, not least those that result from the COVID-19 outbreak and its socioeconomic consequences. To achieve a high-income status, returning to “business as...
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This chapter addresses Thailand’s policies with respect to investment treaties. It provides an overview of the status of Thailand’s investment treaties, and the historical development of the government’s policy towards investment treaties, with a...
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This chapter analyses investment promotion and facilitation policies in Thailand, examines the institutional framework for investment promotion and facilitation, with a focus on the role and activities of the BOI, highlights key reforms and measures...
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This chapter describes the national government’s efforts in Thailand to modernise risk management policies and practices for safeguarding integrity. This includes the work of the Comptroller General’s Department (CGD), the Office of the National...
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Water-related infrastructure could contribute significantly to the development of the Mekong region. At the same time, poor water infrastructure could lead to development challenges for the countries in the region. Innovation for Water Infrastructure...
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This chapter looks at access to vocational education and training (VET), both in general terms and for certain population groups. It discusses important barriers to access, related to the image, quality and organisation of VET. It zooms in on...
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This chapter focuses on barriers to entry and operation of foreign investors in Thailand. It explains why reducing barriers and facilitating operations for investors from abroad matter in a world of global value chains and in which Thailand aspires...
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