The Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce (‘Austcham’) hosted the “Australia-Thailand Business Forum: Perspectives on Investment and Trade” as part of the Australia-Thailand Business forum to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), at the Shangri La Hotel Bangkok on the 25th of June.
CLC Asia Managing Director, Christopher Larkin, in his capacity as Austcham director responsible for Government Affairs, assisted with organising the attendance of the Thai Minister of Finance, His Excellency, Sommai Phasee, to give the keynote speech at the event.
“After TAFTA was signed, our countries enjoyed an even stronger relationship” said HE Mr Sommai Phasee, in his keynote address. The bilateral trade relationship still has much potential, particularly with Thailand as a gateway for Australian trade and investment into ASEAN.
Over 100 guests from the private and public sectors discussed leveraging the commercial relationship in ways to contribute to both countries’ economic prosperity.
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CLC Asia is a boutique government affairs and market intelligence firm based in Bangkok. We have worked with a number of Australian clients both in the government and private sectors to help understand opportunities for Australian business in Thailand across a wide range of sectors, including trade, agriculture, dairy and energy (both oil and gas and renewables). We have assisted businesses, both Australian and international in liasing with a number of Thai ministries and government departments, including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Energy.
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• government relations
• policy advisory
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