The boom in provincial Thailand

Thailand's provincial cities are changing as the population becomes more affluent. Lars Henriksson looks at the best ways to invest.

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Thailand is seeing a property boom

Khon Kaen is not exactly on the must see' list for tourists going to Thailand. It is one of the four major cities in Isan the northeast part of Thailand, not too far from Cambodia and Laos. It's home to many hard working rice farmers and is most well-known for supplying reliable construction and service industry workers to Bangkok.

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Lars is an emerging-markets expert, with many years of 'on the ground' experience hunting down profit opportunities in Asia. Lars spent ten years living in Malaysia and Thailand, seeking out strategic opportunities, before moving to London to manage the Oracle Asia Absolute Fund. In short, Lars has real knowledge of where the opportunities in Asia are.