Transcript here - AustCham Conference 2012

Thailand: gateway to Myanmar and the Mekong Sub-region
Kobsak Pootrakool
13 November 2012
Outline of Presentation
 The True Meaning of AEC 2015
 Its Implications
 Impact on Financial Sector in Thailand
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The Renewed Rise of AEC
600 Million People (No.3 in the World) GDP $2.2 Trillion (No. 11 of the World) GDP Growth 5%
2
Integration of Roads and Motorways
3
Integration of Railway
4
ASEAN Power Grid and Gas Pipeline
5
6
I. New Investment Cycles in ASEAN
Percent of GDP
45
Developing Asia
40
ASEAN - 5
35
30
NIEs
25
20
15
10
5
0
1980
1983
1986
1989
1992
1995
1998
2001
2004
2007
2010
2013
2016
II. New Opportunities for Cross Border Trade in ASEAN
7
60000
ASEAN
50000
40000
30000
China
US
20000
10000
CLMV
0
2538 2539 2540 2541 2542 2543 2544 2545 2546 2547 2548 2549 2550 2551 2552 2553 2554
… supported by demand from new middle class in ASEAN
of US income
ร้อ%
ยละของสหร
ัฐฯ
Real GDP(PPP) per capita คิดเป็นร้อ ยละเทียบก ับสหร ัฐฯ
30
25
CHN
IDN
20
MYS
PHL
15
THA
China (1992)
VNM
10
KHM
LAO
IND
5
0
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
8
Comparative Labor Costs within ASEAN
9
We need to upgrade our custom at the border areas
10
… establish new economic zones along our border areas
11
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… as well as provide support to Thai companies that go abroad
Area of Opportunities in Myanmar

Textile Clothes

Furniture

Rubber

Palm Oil

Process of Raw Materials

Electricity Generation

ICT Communication etc.
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3. New Land bridges for ASEAN
14
BBL International Branch Network in Asia
China
Japan
Laos
Taiwan
Myanmar
Hong Kong
Thailand
Philippines
Vietnam
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
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