The current Thai economic situation bodes well for business – especially subcontractors in the manufacturing sectors of the economy. Thai GDP for the first quarter of 2010 rose by 12% - the largest in 15 years. And exports for June had a value of 17.9 billion baht, the highest ever recorded! The manufacturing sector alone increased by a whopping 21.3%. Other winners included the automotive

• 17,927  visitors generated a record number of business matches.
• International buyers plus Tier 1 & 2 parts manufacturers from 14 countries were at the show, specifically to make deals with Thai and ASEAN Subcontractors.
• 2,357 Matchmaking deals were made valued at 4.53 billion Baht.