Nonthaburi 24 Aug-Director General Department of International Trade Promotion Prepare a plan to deal with exports during the rest of this year. to present to the new Minister of Commerce He pointed out that the export figures for the year were still positive 1-2% as many Thai products continued to expand their markets and had high demand. especially agricultural and food products
Mr. Phusit Rattanakul Sereereungrit Director-General of the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) said that the department is monitoring whether Who is the new Commerce Minister? in order to prepare plans to report If it is the Pheu Thai Party’s policy that has been announced, “leading market, adding innovation, increasing income”, the Department of International Trade Promotion must do their homework. to find a policy that extends or respond to policy questions, while still focusing on meeting the needs of the private sector both in terms of taking care of the cost of raw materials such as animal feed, accelerating to find new export markets and secondary cities in larger countries, including pushing for new free trade agreements or FTAs to take effect as soon as possible
As for this year’s export figures, the department also confirmed the working target number or working target to drive exports this year as before, plus 1-2%, but it also depends on the world situation, while moving forward. Working closely with the private sector which continually discussed to assess the situation by industry Although many groups expect that exports will not expand or become negative, many industries still believe that exports this year can still expand. Both agriculture and food as a whole It is estimated that there is a 2% positive chance of growth in many commodities such as rice, livestock, palm oil, fresh and processed fruit.
industrial products must admit oil related products both plastic pellets or plastic products should be negative, but electronics – electrical appliances and automotive parts which accounted for 30% of the export value. still viewed as a positive of 3-5%, including the mechanical group lifestyle products also assessed exports as positive. During the rest of this year, there are still 44 big activities left, including traveling on road shows to target markets. Both the Middle East, South Asia, especially in the secondary cities in China and India, expanding new service industries such as digital content and organize exhibitions in the country In the beginning of this September The big event is the Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair, which has more than 1,100 companies exhibiting gems and jewelry products in more than 2,400 booths, with expected turnover of more than 3,000 million baht. This year will increase up to 4%.
“If there is an adjustment to the export target for the whole year It will depend on the policy of the new Minister of Commerce. which the Department of International Trade Promotion Prepare a report on measures in progress. And plans to continue immediately after this, ”said Mr. Phusit.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency