Ekniti Attracts New Zealand Investment in 3 Key Sectors

Thansettakij•Economy•5d ago

Reader Briefing

Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti Nitithandprapas led a business matching event in Auckland to attract New Zealand investment into Thailand's energy, food, and high-tech sectors.

•The event took place on August 21, 2026, in Auckland, New Zealand.
•Over 25 New Zealand companies and 9 Thai companies participated in the networking activities.
•Investment targets focus on three main areas: food and biologicals, clean energy, and high-tech industries.
•Thailand promoted the Thailand FastPass measure to accelerate strategic investments.

Overview

•On August 21, 2026, Ekniti Nitithandprapas presided over an investor meeting in Auckland, New Zealand.
•Ekniti Nitithandprapas and Todd McClay organized activities to seek investment opportunities in sectors including renewable energy, AI Data Centres, and aerospace technology.
•Thailand and New Zealand share a focus on Smart Agriculture and a mutual need for energy transition due to the impact of high imported oil prices.
•The economic relationship is based on three free trade agreements: TNZCEP, AANZFTA, and RCEP.
•Narit Therdsteerasak facilitated business networking to connect Thai and New Zealand private sector leaders.
•Ekniti Nitithandprapas identified three synergistic sectors: food and biologicals, clean energy and power grids, and high-tech industry innovation.
•The Thai government is implementing the Thailand FastPass measure to improve the business environment and speed up strategic investments.
•Narit Therdsteerasak stated that the goal is to elevate the relationship to a strategic partnership by matching global New Zealand expertise with Thai potential.

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Key Quotes

Ekniti Nitithandprapas

"The Minister of Investment of New Zealand has expressed a mutual commitment to the energy transition."

รัฐมนตรีด้านการลงทุนของนิวซีแลนด์ได้แสดงความมุ่งมั่นร่วมกันในเรื่องการเปลี่ยนผ่านด้านพลังงาน

Narit Therdsteerasak

"The success of this investment attraction activity and the Thai investor delegation's visit to New Zealand is not measured by investment figures alone."

ความสำเร็จของการจัดกิจกรรมดึงดูดการลงทุนและนำทัพนักลงทุนไทยเยือนนิวซีแลนด์ในครั้งนี้ไม่ได้วัดที่ตัวเลขการลงทุนแต่เพียงอย่างเดียว

Key Entities

Person

Ekniti Nitithandprapas(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาศ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Thailand.

Todd McClayℹ️

Minister of Trade of New Zealand.

Narit Therdsteerasak(นฤตม์ เทอดสถีรศักดิ์)

Secretary General of the Board of Investment (BOI).

Organization

Invest New Zealandℹ️

A New Zealand agency that provides investment promotion and a fast-track approval system.

Board of Investment(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการส่งเสริมการลงทุน)

The Thai agency known as BOI that promotes investment.

B.Grimm Group(กลุ่มบี.กริม)

A Thai investment group operating in the renewable energy business.

PTT(ปตท.)

A Thai investment group operating in the renewable energy business.

A company group whose subsidiary CPF conducts chicken protein research in New Zealand.

CPF

A company under the CP group conducting research on chicken protein in New Zealand.

Place

Auckland(นครโอ๊คแลนด์)ℹ️

The city in New Zealand where the investor meeting was held.

New Zealand(นิวซีแลนด์)ℹ️

The country where the investment activities took place.

Thailand(ไทย)ℹ️

The country seeking investment from New Zealand corporations.

Law

Thailand-New Zealand Closer Economic Partnership(ความตกลงหุ้นส่วนเศรษฐกิจที่ใกล้ชิดกันยิ่งขึ้นไทย-นิวซีแลนด์)

A free trade agreement known as TNZCEP.

ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area(ความตกลงเขตการค้าเสรีอาเซียน-ออสเตรเลีย-นิวซีแลนด์)ℹ️

A free trade agreement known as AANZFTA.

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(ความตกลงหุ้นส่วนทางเศรษฐกิจระดับภูมิภาค)ℹ️

A free trade agreement known as RCEP.

Policy

Thailand FastPass

A measure by the Thai government to help strategic investments proceed faster.

BOI Fast Pass

An expedited approval system provided by the Thai Board of Investment.