April 21, 2008
Bangkok - More than 670 leading Thai and foreign manufacturers and exporters will be joining the 25th Bangkok International Gift Fair & Bangkok International Houseware Fair (BIG&BIH), according to Department of Export Promotion (DEP).
Mr. Siripol Yodmuangcharoen, Commerce Permanent-Secretary, said the DEP held the gift and houseware fair to push for overseas market expansion.
It is the stage for the world-class negotiations. Thai manufacturers and exporters will have the opportunity to meet and present their products to foreign buyers.
The event has taken place since April 17 and will run until April 22.
More than 670 companies from countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Pakistan and Italy will be participating in this fair.
Over 16,000 Thai and foreign businesspeople are expected to join the event.
About 500-600 million baht of trading volume is targeted for the fair.
Mr. Siripol is confident the value of gift export will grow by 5%. The export value was more than 8 billion baht in the first two months of this year.
The 25th BIG&BIH is held at the Challenger Hall, IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani.
The first four days (April 17-20) will be reserved for trade negotiations only while the last two days (April 21-22) for the public.
For more information, please visit www.bigandbih.com.
