Nation Thailand
JSCCIB, Finance Ministry, BOT, NESDC and World Bank unite to reinvent Thailand
Compiled by KHAO Editorial — aggregated from 1 outlet. See llms.txt for citation guidance.
◌ Single Source
Thailand’s leading private-sector organisations plan to use the Bangkok Business Summit 2026 on Thursday (September 3, 2026) to launch a sustained drive for economic restructuring, new growth engines and stronger action against corruption.
Key facts
- The new Power Development Plan is expected to align with Thailand’s 2050 net-zero target by increasing the share of green electricity from the current 15%, helping the country compete for new investment.
- The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is organising the event with the Finance Ministry, the Bank of Thailand, the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council and the World Bank
- Pimjai Leeissaranukul, chairwoman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), said the organisation would use the summit to represent the views of its 16,000 industrial members, 85% of which are small and medium-sized enterprises.
- She identified two forms of geopolitical pressure on Thai industry: the country’s reliance on imported energy, which she put at as much as 60%, and increasingly stringent global trade rules covering sustainability.
- Government faces parliamentary scrutiny over THB400bn loan decree
- The summit comes before Bangkok hosts the IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings from October 12-18, 2026, the first time the meetings have returned to the capital in 35 years
Summary
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is organising the event with the Finance Ministry, the Bank of Thailand, the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council and the World Bank. The summit will be held under the theme “ Reinvent Thailand, Resilient ASEAN ”.
The initiative builds on “Reinvent Thailand”, proposed by Thai Bankers’ Association chairman Payong Srivanich as a marker for structural reform. Its direction also broadly corresponds with World Bank studies and recommendations.