Thai trade low in India

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Thai businesses wanting to develop a foothold in India are advised to look at opportunities in low-end segments that domestic producers have neglected, say experts.

“People should not look at India as a single market of 1.2 billion consumers when 600 million people are still living below the poverty line,” said Piti Srisangnam, a researcher with Thailand’s International…

India defines poverty as earning less than 20 rupees (10 baht) per day. People in this bracket represent a larger market than the upper and middle classes of 300 million people. Poor people are particularly…

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