Bangkok--3 Mar--Bangkok Bank Bangkok Bank is co-operating with the Board of Investment (BOI) to take Thai business leaders to the Philippines to examine investment opportunities in industries that have synergies with Thailand, such as the textile, agricultural, farm product processing, and fishery industries. Businesspeople on the trip will have the opportunity to visit the TechnoPark Industrial Estate, and the South Sea pearl market. Bangkok Bank’s Advisor for the BOI Project, Wittaya Supatanakul, said the objective of the investment trip is to encourage Thai businesses to expand across the region. “Bangkok Bank has been commissioned by the BOI to promote investment opportunities in Thailand and in Asia. We use our knowledge and experience about doing business in the region to help Thai businesses wishing to invest in other countries in Asia and to introduce them to potential local partners,” Mr. Wittaya said. “Following the success of last year’s trips and the satisfaction of the participants, the BOI has commissioned the bank to organize further trips this year to Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The trip to Manila has been scheduled for March 21-26,” he said. Mr. Wittaya said investors who join the trips will be able to make the most of the bank’s networks and connections in the region. For example, they will meet with government investment promotion agencies, receive briefings by Thai embassies on the economic, cultural, and investment climate, meet with local businesses in related industries and visit business premises and factories of Thai entrepreneurs in these countries. Due to limited availability, businesspeople interested in joining the trips are advised to confirm their seats with Bangkok Bank by March 11, 2008, by calling 0-2230-2121, 0-2626-3496, or 0-2626-3961; or by e-mail to [email protected].