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Bankers back scheme to aid small debtors
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/11/2025
» The Thai Bankers’ Association (TBA) says it will support the government’s new debt resolution programme, in which asset management companies (AMCs) will play the lead role.
New plan aims to save indebted Thais
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/11/2025
» The government has greenlit a scheme to tackle small borrowers' debt problems, enabling them to re-enter the formal financial system and ease their repayment burden.
Populism takes priority
Published on 18/10/2025
» The Bhumjaithai Party, under the leadership of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, appears determined to spend its four months in power pursuing aggressive populist measures.
Government allots B10bn to buy individuals' bad debt
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/10/2025
» The government plans to allocate around 10 billion baht to address non-performing loans (NPLs) among individual borrowers, according to Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas.
Planned bad debt firm to cover 3.8m debtors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/10/2025
» The asset management company (AMC) planned to address the bad debts of retail borrowers will cover 3.8 million eligible debtors with a total debt value of 120 billion baht, according to the Finance Ministry.
Surveying the wreckage
Business, Published on 30/08/2025
» Some pundits see warning signs for Thai economic prospects following the Constitutional Court's ruling that dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for violating ethical standards in a leaked call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen about a border dispute.
Fiscal Policy Office issues alert over B1tn debt burden for state agencies
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/08/2025
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has insisted the government should use the budget under Section 28 of the State Financial and Fiscal Discipline Act only when necessary to avoid affecting the operations of state agencies, as the debt burden under this framework has already exceeded 1 trillion baht.
Analysts want details on debt plan
Business, Published on 19/03/2025
» Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra recently pitched a government-led household debt buyback programme as household debt tallied 89.6% of GDP as of the second quarter of 2024.
Thailand's financial system on the brink
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 20/02/2025
» The issue of a financial crisis hitting Thailand is of grave importance. If it happens, it will push the Thai economy back by five years, triggering indescribable pain and suffering.