Supattanapong urges positive approachPeople shop for decorative items and gifts for the festive season at Sampeng market in Samphanthawong district. Apichit JinakulDeputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow has called on the public and private sectors to stay positive to help boost the country's economic recovery next year. Mr Supattanapong said he is confident that investment applications filed to the Board of Investment (BoI) will reach 600 billion baht this year, which is close to the value achieved in 2019. The applications stood at 756 billion baht in 2019 and 481 billion baht in 2020. "We've already submitted the measures to the cabinet, but it now rests upon the premier whether to bring it into the cabinet for approval at today [Dec 14]'s or next week's meeting," Mr Supattanapong said.

Source: Bangkok Post December 14, 2021 03:24 UTC