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The Belgian-Luxembourg/Thai Chamber of
Commerce
Economic relations between Belgium/Luxembourg and Thailand have existed
since the previous century. During the last decades, the number of
business contacts between these countries has grown considerably. In
order to further promote economic relations, the Thai-Belgium Business
Association was established in September 1990 and ran activities up to
1992. It was in 1993 that the Belgian-Luxembourg/Thai Chamber of
Commerce was established during the first Annual General Meeting in
January 1993.
Beluthai is a formal and official entity and is registered with the
Ministry of Commerce, which organizes, supervises and controls its
activities.
There are 27 Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand of various sizes.
The largest is the Thai-Chinese Chamber with a few thousand members,
while Beluthai ranks amongst the smallest.
For the Thai authorities, Chambers of Commerce are the official speaking
or negotiating partners representing the Foreign Business Community or
interests on a very large number of topics. These topics range from
legislative questions (Foreign Business Law, Labor law, Competition Act)
to practical problems (functioning of customs, VAT Refund audits by
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Meeting the Foreign Chambers of Commerce is also a way for the Thai
authorities to seek the Foreign Business' Community opinion, advice,
recommendations with a view toward formulating new policies (e.g. the
promotion of Foreign Direct Investments).
This is the reason why the 27 Foreign Chambers of Commerce are the
Directors of the Board of Trade. They sit with Thai Directors under the
Chairmanship of the President of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. It is
interesting to note that each chamber has one seat regardless of its
size.
To their members (Thai or Foreign) the Chamber of Commerce offers an
official and structured access to the Thai authorities.
It gives the certainty that the issues will be listened to and it is a
way to convey messages on specific problems and to influence the
decision process in many areas.
Representatives of the Foreign Chambers of Commerce meet each other in
regular and professionally organized circles. This gives each Chamber
the opportunity to hear the problems and find the solutions encountered
by other Chambers members, to harmonize the views of the various
Chambers on the main issues and to inform other Chambers of new
situations or difficulties that they might not have noticed yet.
http://www.beluthai.org
The Chamber organizes events on a regular
basis, such as lunch and dinner talks with interesting guest speakers.
Please contact the Chamber for more information, and/or to become a
member. You can contact the Chamber by e-mail, telephone and fax. The
contact details are the following:
Belgian-Luxembourg Thai Chamber of
Commerce
B.B. Building, 19th Floor, Room 1909
54 Asoke Road, Sukhumvit 21, Klongtoey, Wattana
Bangkok 10110
Tel: (66-2) 260-7501
Fax: (66-2) 260-7502
E-mail:
info@beluthai.org
Mr. Frank Clovyn, President
Mr. Vibul Pattarathammas - Vice President
Mr. Bert Cesar, Executive Director
Featured Belgian Companies n Thailand
Chambers of Commerce in Thailand
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Belgium-Luxemburg / Thai
Chamber of Commerce in
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