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Govt’s struggle to deploy fiscal spending weighs on outlook
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/09/2020
» Fiscal policy is back in focus in Thailand as the central bank runs out of conventional monetary policy space to spur the economy.
BoT develops digital system for better SME funding access
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/09/2020
» The Bank of Thailand has been developing digital technology to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more easily access funding sources and improve their business potential and competitiveness in preparation for the new phase after the pandemic.
GSB floats credit plan for informal labour
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/08/2020
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) is proposing that the Finance Ministry adjust emergency loan conditions to expand the credit line for informal workers after the loan programme received a tepid response.
GSB extends moratorium period into December
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/07/2020
» Government Savings Bank (GSB) has extended the debt moratorium period for customers affected by the coronavirus outbreak and is prepared to move into the non-bank loan business over the next six months.
Jobless and desperate: the post-lockdown reality for many
AFP, Published on 23/07/2020
» PARIS - Many workers' lives have been abruptly upended by the coronavirus pandemic, as job losses in tourism, air travel, food and drink or other industries hit those both on fixed contracts and in the informal sector.
Loan shark on run, suicide pact for debt pair, cat in the bag
News, Mae Moo, Published on 05/07/2020
» Auntie evades the cops
Online loan sharks nabbed
News, Published on 23/06/2020
» Chon Buri police have on Sunday arrested five Chinese nationals who allegedly operated a loan shark business via a mobile app, with over 100 million baht circulated, police said yesterday.
Govt urged to provide pensions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/06/2020
» A civil society group yesterday urged the government to provide welfare for all and universal pension coverage to reduce economic inequality deepened by the Covid-19 crisis.
Striving for a more balanced economy
Oped, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/05/2020
» In its bid to alleviate the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic through the 1-trillion-baht borrowing scheme, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government aims to provide immediate relief to millions who are in trouble, and also restore the grassroots economy, with a view to better balancing the economic system, so it depends less on exports and tourism.
With our govt, it's the hope that'll kill you
News, Published on 05/05/2020
» According to Greek mythology, hope is the last thing that remains in Pandora's box after sickness, death and other evils were released into the world.