About 40% of the companies who already entered CLMV take main responsibility for their investment on behalf of their Japanese parent company. In addition, almost 100% thai subsidiaries support their group investment or operation in CLMV
Many Japanese companies worry about lack of human resource or lack of suppliers when they enter CLMV. In such cases, collaboration with thai companies who also want to enter CLMV can be solution.
In terms of SEZ in Thailand near borders with CML, no Japanese companies are under consideration and only 25% show some interest. It seems most of Japanese companies do not understand the benefit to invest such SEZ.