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Foreign Business Act
Restricts foreign participation in three lists of business activities (List 1 prohibited, List 2 strategic, List 3 not-yet-ready) and requires a Foreign Business Licence or BOI promotion for foreign-majority operation.
FBA
พระราชบัญญัติการประกอบธุรกิจของคนต่างด้าว
Citation details
- English name
- Foreign Business Act
- Thai name
- พระราชบัญญัติการประกอบธุรกิจของคนต่างด้าว
- Short citation
- FBA B.E. 2542 (1999)
- Instrument type
- Act of Parliament
- Issuing authority
- Parliament of Thailand — รัฐสภา
- Topic area
- Business
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-17 by Tax & Business Editor
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