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Manufacturing in Thailand: Interview with an investor
Mr. Michael Weikert, Managing Director of the German automotive supplier SGF, speaks in the interview with Sanet about the motivation, objectives and experiences in regards to the company’s direct investment in Thailand.
Sanet PULSE: Latest updates from the Sanet Group in Bangkok – June 2018
The International Headquarter and International Trading Center aim to turn Thailand into the hub of ASEAN. The Thai government hopes to increase the country’s status as a hub via new incentives for International Headquarters and Trading Centers. The funding program offers tax incentives, such as exemptions similar to the system used in Hong Kong system, as well as affordable flat-rate taxation for foreign managers. The promotion effort also includes an easing of the requirements for visa and work permits.
Thailand 4.0: Ambitious growth plans
Thailand 4.0 is the Thai government’s ambitious plan for economic and digital growth. Among other industries, the plan supports growth in the digital sector. The offered incentives are especially attractive for SMEs and Start-Ups.
Construction Tendering in Thailand
International companies staff entire planning committees for setting up production sites. In this context it is important to be open to effective alternatives, a principle demonstrated in a case study using the example of Thailand.
Sanet PULSE Newsletter: A successful market entry and new visa options in Thailand
Sanet mediates strategic partners for German aerosol manufacturer. A professional partner search is a worthwhile investment. In 2016, daughter company of the Würth Group TUNAP assigned the Sanet Group to assist in the development and implementation of a market strategy in Thailand. The cooperative endeavor was kicked off via a workshop with the successful export manager, Elisabeth Vag, during which structures, budgets and set-up strategies were developed and presented to the board as well as shareholders. After that, a thorough market analysis was conducted, which informed the development of a business plan and the intensive search for a suitable partner.
“All wheels shall stand still…”
“All wheels shall stand still…
…if this is the Union’s will!”
Bavarian investments and job opportunities in Thailand – Sanet Intern Newsletter February 2018
Sanet ensures success with direct investments in Thailand
The long-standing Upper Bavarian company Süddeutsche Gelenkscheibenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (SGF) has decided to set up shop in Southeast Asia’s automobile industry via the development of their own production site in Rayong (Thailand). The plan going forward is to become a strategic partner within the Asian automobile industry, the next step following the recent completion of a restructuring back home in Bayern.
Sanet starts successfully into the new year: New Business Unit Partners and a valuable network for the European automation industry
More frontrunners in the European MSE industry have decided to work with the German-Thai trading house Sanet Trade & Services Ltd. in 2018 to establish a viable sales presence in Southeast Asia.
The Business Unit model offers the ideal path for efficient market entry to MSEs hoping to establish a direct sales presence in Southeast Asia without incurring the costs and administrational expenses of opening their own company.
Sanet (Thailand) Co. Ltd. offers a reliable German-Thai recruitment service to international companies in Thailand
With recruitment of skilled and loyal personnel remaining to be a great challenge in Thailand, Sanet (Thailand) Co. Ltd. offers with its German-Thai Agency Sanet CREATING CAREERS a reliable and trusted recruitment service to international SMEs in Thailand.
Latest News about Consultancy in Thailand and ASEAN. The Sanet Group informs.
Für eine In February 2018, Sanet will be travelling to Europe for a personal presentation of the company’s consulting services. This provides enterprises interested in a potential market expansion to Southeast Asia with the opportunity to personally meet and discuss with the top consultants of Sanet, Dr. Gunter Denk and Johannes Kraus.
Sanet informs about urgent legal updates in Thailand
Für 2018 hat die thailändische Regierung die Einführung eines „Smart Visum“ mit vier Jahren Gültigkeit auch für Familienmitglieder angekündigt. Außerdem sollen Inhaber dieses Visum von den Auflagen für eine Arbeitserlaubnis und der Meldepflicht befreit werden. Mit Skepsis wird allerdings auf die Ausführungsbestimmungen gewartet: Begünstigt sollen „Investoren, Start-up Unternehmer und hochqualifizierte Fachkräfte“ sein. Noch gibt es allerdings keinen Hinweis darauf, wie hoch die Investitionen sein müssen und wann eine Fachkraft als „Hoch qualifiziert“ betrachtet wird. In der Vergangenheit wurden die Hürden solcher Befreiungen so hochgelegt, dass sie in der Praxis die Relevanz verloren.
Die thailändisch – deutsche Anwaltskanzlei Sanet Legal Ltd. wird für Sie zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt über die Ausführungsbestimmungen berichten.
The Lowdown on Prospective Investments in Southeast Asia
Between 2014 and 2016, 543 FDI (Foreign Direct Investments) were reported by European companies with the Thai Board of Investment (BOI). Germany’s 94 projects put it in third place, just behind the UK.