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AI Data Center Boom Sparks 80% Surge in First-Half FDI Applications to Thailand

Bloomberg Technology Thursday 23 July 2026, 05:37 UTC By Suttinee Yuvejwattana 1 min read
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AI Boom Sees Thailand’s FDI Applications Jump 80% to $41 Billion in First Half Foreign investors applied to invest 1.37 trillion baht ($40.6 billion) in Thailand in the first half of 2026, up 80% from a year earlier, amid a wave of investments in artificial intelligence and data center projects. The Board of Investment received 1,299 foreign and domestic applications to invest 1.47 trillion baht in the six months through June 30, with FDI bids targeting 877 projects, BOI Secretary General...

AI Boom Sees Thailand’s FDI Applications Jump 80% to $41 Billion in First Half Foreign investors applied to invest 1.37 trillion baht ($40.6 billion) in Thailand in the first half of 2026, up 80% from a year earlier, amid a wave of investments in artificial intelligence and data center projects. The Board of Investment received 1,299 foreign and domestic applications to invest 1.47 trillion baht in the six months through June 30, with FDI bids targeting 877 projects, BOI Secretary General Narit Therdsteerasukdi said in a statement Thursday. The digital sector alone accounted for 1.12 trillion baht, or more than three-quarters of total applications.
AI Data Center Boom Sparks (ORG) Thailand (LOCATION) First Half Foreign (ORG) The Board of Investment (ORG) FDI (ORG) Narit Therdsteerasukdi (PERSON)
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