Problem:
Marketing managers feel it is first important to get an idea of the climate in the country towards foreign trade and investment. Analyze (Thailand) its trade policies as to how they promote and/or restrict international trade. Determine whether these policies include any of the following:
Subsidies, export financing, foreign trade zones, tariffs, import quotas, embargoes, local content requirements, administrative fees and bureaucratic delays and currency controls.
Explain the cultural, political, and economic reasons behind these policies.