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"Forwards, Midfield and Defence": How Thailand’s New Public-Private Drive Aims to Elevate Annual Growth Beyond 5%
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Closing the Bangkok Business Summit, Deputy PM Ekniti Nitithanprapas set out how Thailand plans to hit 5%-plus growth and high-income status by 2037.
Key facts
- Thailand's government used the closing press conference of the Bangkok Business Summit on Thursday to move from diagnosis to delivery, setting out who is responsible for what in a public-private drive to lift annual growth above 5 per cent
- Reaching that goal will require sustained growth above 5% per year and determined effort, built on the solid foundation of 35 years of progress.
- Dr Poj tied these reforms directly to Thailand’s goal of joining the OECD by 2028, noting that accession will raise transparency, cut business costs, and bolster investor confidence, using the Joint Public and Private Sector Consultative
- He pointed to October's Annual Meetings—focusing on AI, jobs, and private capital mobilisation—as a key platform for Thailand to demonstrate its path toward high-income status by 2037.
Summary
Thailand's government used the closing press conference of the Bangkok Business Summit on Thursday to move from diagnosis to delivery, setting out who is responsible for what in a public-private drive to lift annual growth above 5 per cent and reach high-income status by 2037.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas, closing the two-day summit, said the government and private sector had converged on a shared goal, a shared method, and a shared conviction that Thailand has the ideas and will to deliver — the three things he said the day's discussions had confirmed.