CP Group tycoon says Trump's US ripe for investment

Thai conglomerate mulls several M&As including in non-food sector

20180118 CP Group Dhanin Chearavanont talks with Glyn Davies

U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Glyn Davies, left, CP Group Senior Chairman Dhanin Chearavanont, center, and his son and CP Group chief executive Suphachai Chearavanont chatting at the ambassador's residence in Bangkok on Jan. 18. (Photo by Yukako Ono)

YUKAKO ONO, Nikkei staff writer

January 19, 2018 00:05 JST

BANGKOK -- Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group, the agribusiness conglomerate led by billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, is eyeing more trade and investment with the U.S. as it sees there is "good sentiment" for doing business in the country under the administration of President Donald Trump.