Thai approves US$5.9bil of projects to expand Bangkok's metro system and data-centre network


BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand approved investment applications worth a combined 200 billion baht ($5.9 billion), led by a Bangkok transit line and three data centres, giving a potential boost to the nation’s lacklustre economic growth.

The biggest project is Bangkok Expressway and Metro Pcl’s 109 billion baht investment in the so-called Orange Line to help connect Bangkok’s western and eastern suburbs, according to a Board of Investment statement after its board meeting on Monday.

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