Ekniti pushes investment to 30% of GDP for growth over 3%

Thansettakij•Economy•16h ago

Reader Briefing

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas announced a strategy to increase investment to 30% of GDP to drive economic growth above 3%.

•Ekniti Nitithanprapas delivered a special keynote at the Thailand Focus 2026: Reignite Thailand event.
•The government aims to increase investment from 20% to 30% of GDP.
•Investment promotion requests through BOI grew by 37% in the first half of the year, totaling over 1.47 trillion baht.
•The national economic goal is to push GDP growth potential higher than 3% and rank Thailand's competitiveness in the top 20 globally.

Overview

•Ekniti Nitithanprapas identified three current economic challenges: geopolitical supply chain shifts, AI growth, and energy/climate transitions.
•Ekniti Nitithanprapas stated that these changes reveal existing weaknesses, create new investment opportunities, and necessitate a review of economic strategies.
•The government is implementing a three-dimensional framework: Stabilize Today, Transition Now, and Invest for Tomorrow.
•To achieve the investment goal, the government will utilize Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), infrastructure funds, and the Thailand Fast Pass measure to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
•BOI reports accumulated investment promotion requests of over 1.47 trillion baht in the first half of the year, a 37% increase.
•The government aims to expand the long-term investor base and attract New Economy companies through the BOI to IPO project.
•The Stock Exchange of Thailand's JUMP+ project is being used to help listed companies improve innovative productivity.
•Authorities are considering benefits to draw SMEs into the supply chains of large companies.

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Key Entities

Person

Ekniti Nitithanprapas(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาศ)ℹ️

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

Organization

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry headed by Ekniti Nitithanprapas.

BOI

The agency through which foreign investment promotion requests are made.

Stock Exchange of Thailand(ตลาดหลักทรัพย์ฯ)ℹ️

The entity managing the JUMP+ project to improve listed companies' productivity.

Law

Emergency Loan Decree(พ.ร.ก. กู้เงิน)

A decree used to accelerate energy transition and reduce long-term reliance on imported energy.

Policy

Thailand Fast Pass

A measure designed to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

BOI to IPO

A project to attract New Economy companies into the capital market.

JUMP+ℹ️

A project by the Stock Exchange of Thailand to help listed companies improve innovative productivity.