Thailand to hold seminar on border trade with Cambodia

Thailand's Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) is preparing to hold a seminar on border trade opportunities with Cambodia for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on December 7.
Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - Thailand's Department ofForeign Trade (DFT) is preparing to hold a seminar on border tradeopportunities with Cambodia for small- and medium-sized  enterprises (SMEs) on December 7. 

DFT Deputy Director-General Adul Chotinisakorn revealed that theseminar will be held at the Indochina Hotel in Sa Kaeo province. It will serveto educate SMEs on important procedures and regulations for border trade withCambodia. 

Border trade between Thailand and Cambodia is valued at over120 billion THB per year. The first nine months of 2017 saw over 92 billion THBworth of border trade, with Thailand achieving a surplus of 55 billion THB. SaKaeo is the most lucrative province in terms of trade with Cambodia, averaging60 billion THB per year. 

Sa Kaeo is situated on Thailand's eastern border withCambodia, through which Thailand is connected to Vietnam. According toorganisers, Thai businesses will be able to expand due to the vibrant logisticsindustry.-VNA
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