Seminar in Thailand on Trade and Investment Opportunities in the countries of the Pacific Alliance
Nota InformativaA seminar on “Trade and Investment Opportunities in the Pacific Alliance” took place today, organized by the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand and the Embassies of Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
4 de June de 2019 - 12:00 a. m.
The Ministry of Commerce of Thailand and the Embassies of Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico accredited in Bangkok, held today a seminar on “Trade and Investment Opportunities in the Pacific Alliance”.
The event was inaugurated by the Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Trade Promotion of the aforementioned Ministry and by the Ambassador of Peru, in his capacity as the representative of the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Pacific Alliance. Around 200 people participated, including public officials, representatives of trade unions and Thai businessmen.
In his remark welcome, the Ambassador of Peru highlighted the progress made by this integration mechanism in its first eight years of existence and under the Peruvian Pro Tempore Presidency in the last year. He also highlighted the special relevance of the integration process in the midst of global protectionist tendencies and raised the importance of working together with ASEAN within the framework of the PA-ASEAN Work Plan 2017-2019.
For its part, the Ambassador of Thailand in Peru presented the characteristics of the Peruvian market, highlighting the sectors in which Thai companies could be competitively inserted. Afterward, officials from the embassies of Peru and Mexico and the commercial offices of Chile and Colombia, presented in detail the indicators of the PA and the commercial and investment opportunities that this integrated market offers to Thai companies, particularly those that look for mutually beneficial insertion in value chains.
On the occasion of this seminar, the Embassy of Peru also made an exhibition of promotional material, books, and directories for consultation on exportable offer and investment projects, and leaflets were distributed to promote tourism, “Superfoods” and Pisco.
The event was inaugurated by the Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Trade Promotion of the aforementioned Ministry and by the Ambassador of Peru, in his capacity as the representative of the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Pacific Alliance. Around 200 people participated, including public officials, representatives of trade unions and Thai businessmen.
In his remark welcome, the Ambassador of Peru highlighted the progress made by this integration mechanism in its first eight years of existence and under the Peruvian Pro Tempore Presidency in the last year. He also highlighted the special relevance of the integration process in the midst of global protectionist tendencies and raised the importance of working together with ASEAN within the framework of the PA-ASEAN Work Plan 2017-2019.
For its part, the Ambassador of Thailand in Peru presented the characteristics of the Peruvian market, highlighting the sectors in which Thai companies could be competitively inserted. Afterward, officials from the embassies of Peru and Mexico and the commercial offices of Chile and Colombia, presented in detail the indicators of the PA and the commercial and investment opportunities that this integrated market offers to Thai companies, particularly those that look for mutually beneficial insertion in value chains.
On the occasion of this seminar, the Embassy of Peru also made an exhibition of promotional material, books, and directories for consultation on exportable offer and investment projects, and leaflets were distributed to promote tourism, “Superfoods” and Pisco.