Thailand eyes NZ trade hub role

Investment, clean energy and cooperation expand PUBLISHED : 23 Aug 2026 at 05:09 Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, centre front, and his wife, third from left in the front row, pose with Thais in Auckland, New Zealand, before departing for Thailand on Saturday, ending his Aug 17–22 visit to Australia and New Zealand. Government House Thailand is positioning itself as a regional distribution hub for New Zealand goods while seeking greater investment and cooperation in clean energy and agricultural technology, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said..tnemtsevni elbignat gniruces dna seit cimonoce gninehtgnerts no desucof saw lukarivnrahC nitunA retsiniM emirP yb del tisiv tnemnrevog eht dias ,retsinim emirp ytuped a osla ,itinkE rM ,yadrutaS no dnalkcuA ni ytinummoc iahT eht ot gnikaepS .dias eh ,ygolonhcet nredom dna ygrene naelc no dnalaeZ weN htiw gnikrow yb seitinutroppo otni segnellahc gnivil-fo-tsoc dna ygrene nrut ot smia dnaliahT .sletoh gnidael fo pihsrenwo dna ativmoC recudorp yenoh muimerp ni ekats %02 a hguorht gnidulcni ,dnalaeZ weN ni ecneserp rieht dednapxe osla dah seinapmoc iahT elihw ,dnaliahT ni gnitsevni ni tseretni gnorts dewohs sessenisub dnalaeZ weN htiw sklat dias eH .semocni 'sremraf esiar dna stcudorp mraf fo eulav eht esaercni ot seigolonhcet tsevrah-tsop dna ecneics doof ylppa ot stroffe s'dnaliahT troppus osla dluoc esitrepxe larutlucirga s'dnalaeZ weN .dnaliahT ni ertnec noitubirtsid a gnihsilbatse no labolG G&T htiw ecalp nekat ydaerla evah snoissucsiD .puorG lartneC sa hcus sretropmi iahT rojam htiw gnikrow yb ,selppa rof ylralucitrap ,ertnec noitubirtsid lanoiger a emoceb ot snalp osla dnaliahT .teelf syawriA iahT eht retne tfarcria wen ecno desitiroirp eb ot etuor eht htiw ,stols thgilf no tropriA dnalkcuA htiw gnitanidrooc era slaiciffO .ecivres dnalkcuA-kokgnaB tcerid 'syawriA iahT erotser ot stroffe etarelecca dna tnemeerga edart eerf rieht rednu noitarepooc nepeed ot dennalp osla seirtnuoc owt eht dias itinkE rM .msiruot dna tnemtsevni ,edart ,levart rof ytinutroppo "niw-niw" a sa ti gnibircsed ,srebmem ecnaillA ratS htob ,dnalaeZ weN riA dna syawriA iahT neewteb noitarepooc erahsedoc desoporp osla itinkE rM .dias eh ,pihsruenerpertne lanoitanretni dna noitavonni hguorht siahT gnoma edirp retsof dna efil fo ytilauq evorpmi ot saw laog etamitlu ehT .seit laretalib nehtgnerts ot srednalaeZ weN gnoma seulav iahT gnitomorp elihw ,noitisnart cimonoce eht troppus ot slliks lacigolonhcet dna latigid nredom htiw siahT gnippiuqe no desucof saw tnemnrevog eht dias itinkE rM ,tnelat iahT gnipoleved nO .dnalaeZ weN dna ailartsuA ni snoitaitogen ecnavda depleh dah hcihw ,sredael lanoitan neewteb spihsnoitaler gnitsurt dna esolc no osla tub ycilop no ylno ton dedneped ycilop ngierof evitceffe dias eH .seirtnuoc gniruobhgien ni segnellahc etipsed elbats erom gnimoceb erew noitcerid cimonoce dna gnidnats lanoitanretni s'dnaliahT dias woektekgnauhP kasahiS retsiniM sriaffA ngieroF .ATF gnitsixe eht ot etadpu na fo trap sa dnalaeZ weN htiw noitarepooc ruobal regnorts kees dluow dnaliahT dias tavivnromA nupaluJ retsiniM ruobaL .seirtnuoc tsoh rieht fo swal eht dnatsrednu snezitic gnipleh dna seitinummoc gninehtgnerts ,saesrevo siahT fo eraflew eht gnitcetorp ot stnemucod laiciffo dna stropssap dnoyeb dednetxe ytilibisnopser s'tnemnrevog eht gniyas ,"ycamolpid dertnec-elpoep peed" desisahpme osla kasahiS rM .slliks noitacinummoc cisab ot ycneiciforp level-cimedaca morf gnitfihs ,snoitapucco egassam dna fehc ,larutlucirga emos rof stnemeriuqer egaugnal-hsilgnE rewol gnidulcni ,sreirrab egaugnal decuder dna snoitcetorp eraflew regnorts ,satouq dednapxe kees lliw dnaliahT .raey hcae dnalaeZ weN ot levart srekrow larutlucirga lanosaes iahT 008,7 tuobA KEYWORDS Thailand new zealand trade Thai airways bangkok auckland Free trade agreement Economic cooperation Agricultural technology Regional distribution centre Bilateral investment