Akanit Unlocks BOI Fast Pass Investments, Budget Disbursement to Drive GDP Growth

MGR Online•Economy•11h ago

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Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Akanit Nitithanprapas announces measures to boost the economy, including fast-tracking BOI-approved investments and accelerating budget disbursement.

•Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Akanit Nitithanprapas announced new economic stimulus measures.
•The measures aim to ensure continuous GDP growth following the 2.4% expansion in 2025.
•Key initiatives include unlocking private investments approved by the BOI that face implementation hurdles and accelerating government budget and state enterprise investment spending.

Overview

•Thailand's GDP grew by 2.4% in 2025, according to the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC).
•To ensure continued economic expansion, the government is preparing economic stimulus measures.
•Deputy Prime Minister Akanit Nitithanprapas revealed plans to unlock private sector investments approved by the BOI.
•These investments are currently stalled in the implementation process.
•The value of stalled BOI-approved investments amounts to over 480,000 million baht, covering approximately 80 projects.
•The government intends to expedite the entry of these funds into the real economy.
•Akanit Nitithanprapas also emphasized the need to accelerate budget disbursement by government agencies and state enterprise investment budgets.
•Accelerating these disbursements will contribute to continuous economic stimulation.

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Key Quotes

Akanit Nitithanprapas

"What can be done is to unlock private investments approved by the Board of Investment (BOI) that are hindered in the implementation process, totaling over 480,000 million baht, approximately 80 projects, requiring these funds to enter the system quickly."

สิ่งที่ทำได้ คือ การปลดล็อกการลงทุนภาคเอกชนที่ได้รับอนุมัติจากคณะกรรมการส่งเสริมการลงทุน (บีโอไอ) แต่ยังติดขัดในขั้นตอนการดำเนินการ ซึ่งมีมูลค่ารวมกว่า 480,000 ล้านบาท คิดเป็นประมาณ 80 โครงการ ซึ่งต้องให้เม็ดเงินเหล่านี้เข้าสู่ระบบจริงโดยเร็วที่สุด

Key Entities

Person

Akanit Nitithanprapas(เอกนิติ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Thailand, who announced economic stimulus measures.

Organization

National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC)(สำนักงานสภาพัฒนาการเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ (สศช.))ℹ️

The agency that announced Thailand's GDP figures for 2025.

Board of Investment (BOI)(บีโอไอ)ℹ️

The organization whose approved investments are being fast-tracked.

Policy

BOI Fast Pass

A mechanism designed to accelerate private sector investments approved by the BOI.