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PM outlines relief and loans for flood victims
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/11/2025
» The government is preparing a series of relief and rehabilitation measures to help flood-affected residents return to normality as quickly as possible, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
Over 3% of Thais suffering poverty
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2025
» Thailand is still struggling with poverty, with 2.39 million people, or 3.41% of the population, classified as poor in 2023, says research by the Program Management Unit for Area-Based Development (PMU-A).
Three nabbed for loan sharking
News, Published on 15/09/2025
» Three men were arrested in Ayutthaya's Uthai district by Economic Crime Suppression police for allegedly running a loan-sharking operation that charged interest rates as high as 626% annually.
Agenda for tackling debt crisis
News, Martín Guzmán & Mahmoud Mohieldin & Vera Songwe, Published on 23/08/2025
» Following the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in June, we reached a breakthrough moment. Governments, international financial institutions, and civil-society organisations, recognising the need to tackle today's debt and development crises, are ready for action ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September.
Global banking rules need review
News, Vera Songwe & Jendayi Frazer & Peter Blair Henry, Published on 29/07/2025
» In an era of shrinking resources for development finance, global policymakers must shift their focus to making better use of existing funds. Identifying and removing regulatory barriers that hinder the efficient deployment of capital to emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) is a good place to start.
Tourist police bust 3 behind Vietnamese loan ring
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/07/2025
» The Tourist Police Bureau has arrested three Vietnamese nationals for operating an illegal loan shark scheme in Bangkok, charging fellow Vietnamese borrowers interest rates as high as 45%.
Seven Vietnamese loan sharks arrested
News, Online Reporters, Published on 21/06/2025
» Seven Vietnamese people have been arrested at a house in Pathum Thani for operating an illegal online lending business, charging customers in Vietnam high floating interest rates, Thai police said on Saturday.
IMF exit would be true dollar shock
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 30/04/2025
» The US dollar has suffered its worst start to any year since 1989 as the Trump administration has put forward once unthinkable economic policies, unnerving global investors.
Student Loan Fund to deduct more from some debtors
News, Published on 10/04/2025
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) will begin deducting an additional 3,000 baht per month from the salaries of borrowers with overdue repayments, according to Nanthawan Wongkhachornjit, the fund's manager.
Time to cut interest rates
News, Editorial, Published on 24/02/2025
» Thailand's economic recovery stands at a crossroads, caught between a tentative upturn and mounting risks that threaten to derail progress.