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Thai companies venture abroad as economy slows

With the kingdom registering growth rates that are lagging peers in South-east Asia, firms such as Siam Cement are looking to expand in Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos

Published Tue, Jun 20, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    Singapore

    BOGGED down by policy uncertainty under military rule, companies in Thailand are spreading out.

    Thai businesses invested a record US$13 billion abroad in 2016, dwarfing inflows of US$1.6 billion, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

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