Survey highlights winners and losers in Thailand’s business outlook for 2026

11 Sept 05:45 Key points summarised by AI

A UTCC survey identifies top-performing business clusters for Thailand in 2026, with cloud computing, digital content, e-commerce, and AI-related services leading the rise.
Conversely, traditional sectors such as used car dealerships, photo shops, toy shops, and offline publishing are projected to continue their decline, scoring very low.
The business outlook scores are based on an analytical assessment of domestic economic conditions, potential global trade wars, export trends, tourism prospects, and political developments.
Thailand's 2026 economic forecast includes a 1.6% GDP growth, 0.5% inflation, and an anticipated 1% contraction in exports.

Thailand’s FDI reaches Bt271bn as high-tech projects expand

Today 10:54 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's foreign direct investment (FDI) surged by 26% year-on-year to Bt271 billion across 971 projects in the first nine months, with a significant portion (494 projects) driven by high-tech industries.
Growth was spearheaded by sectors like digital technology, AI, electric vehicles, and clean energy, largely concentrated in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with China, the US, Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong as the top five investment sources.