Thai Ministry of Commerce to strengthen the support for SMEs to become exporters

Thailand Department of Commerce Office of Export Promotion "Local to Global (from local to global)" program, to be the main guidance for SMEs in Thailand (SMEs) to become exporters, the counseling program will not only enhance the performance of SMEs and to increase national income.

Department of Commerce export promotion department, said Rachane Potjanasuntorn: small and medium enterprises become the main export industry, will also promote economic growth and increase in community welfare. Thailand currently exports 120,000 industry only 10% of SMEs, in the "Local to Global" program, will set the export industry SMEs account for 20-30% of the target.

Ministry of Commerce of Thailand to develop four regional assistance from the Ministry of SMEs to become exporters, and each region has the potential of selected industries and services to promote. Such as the northern part of jewelery, processing of agricultural products, handicrafts, garments, canned food and fresh produce and other industries and service-based SPA. The central region of fresh fruits and vegetables, furniture, home accessories, hospitals, mainly the construction industry and logistics industry. The eastern part of the harbor area to fresh fruits and vegetables, processed fruits and vegetables, frozen seafood, rice, cassava, cotton fibers, mainly tourism and SPA. To the southern region of frozen seafood, rubber, furniture, leather goods, halal food and tourist-oriented.