The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and the Bank of Thailand (BoT) have agreed to launch new measures for Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to encourage them to expand overseas.
Bangkok (VNA) - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and theBank of Thailand (BoT) have agreed to launch new measures for Thai small andmedium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to encourage them to expand overseas.
The two agencies will select 50 competitive companies from five industrialsectors: auto parts, rubber, food and processed food, home appliances andelectronics, and furniture, local media reported.
The firms have to be capable of developing a foothold in other countries.
Kriangkrai Tiannukul, vice-chairman of the FTI, said the measure is a pilotproject to support Thai SMEs in overseas investment aspects such as finance,marketing and regulation.
"We have to listen to the problems they face in doing business in othermarkets," the Bangkok Post quoted Kriangkrai as saying. The FTI and BoT willwork together to support SMEs and provide knowledge on how to use financialmanagement and enter targeted markets overseas, he added.
According to Kriangkrai, the 50 selected companies have to increase theirexport value every year under measures for the scheme. The two agencies plan toextend the SME project to let new companies participate in the future.
Many companies are hindered from international expansion because ofdifficulties obtaining loans from commercial banks.
The Bank of Thailand plans to talk with Thai banks about special financialmeasures to support SMEs' overseas business, said Kriangkrai said.
The government has a policy to support SMEs in line with the Thailand 4.0initiative, as these businesses are such a large group and are expected to pushforward the country's GDP.
He said the FTI has high hopes that the central bank has acknowledged thecurrency problem, and he expects the central bank to issue new measures to helpSMEs./.
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