Wednesday, 22 August 2012
The Pattaya Mail By NNT
SURIN, 20 August 2012 – The border trade
between Thailand and Cambodia from January to April this year is worth
over 26 billion baht, which is an increase of 25.5 percent
year-on-year.
According to Mr. Sittiporn Bangkaew, Director of the Surin Provincial
Office of Commercial Affairs, Surin province shares a border of over
120 kilometers with Cambodia at Buachet, Phanom Dong Rak, Kap Choeng and
Sangkha districts. He said ahead of the formation of the ASEAN
Community in 2015, the border trade in the area has flourished, with
approximately 900 million baht being generated each year at the Chong
Jom border checkpoint.
As for the overall situation of the Thai-Cambodian border trade,
about 70 billion baht was circulated along the border for the whole year
of 2011 while more than 26 billion baht has already been seen from
January-April this year, up 25.5 percent from the same period last year.
Thailand is recording a trade surplus of around 20 billion baht.
Trades over the border have been continuously supported and promoted
by Surin province, Mr. Sittiporn said, which is also in line with
Thailand’s commercial policy aiming to strengthen bilateral trade
relations with its neighbors and other nations in the ASEAN region.
Mr. Sittiporn said in addition that trade, tourism and investment
conferences have also been set up in Cambodia in a bid to raise
understanding among stakeholders and reduce business barriers between
the two countries.
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