21st Century Thailand: Facing the Challenge : Economic Policy & Strategy

1997 financial crisis agricultural ASEAN Asia Cooperation Dialogue Asian Asset capitalisation asset prices baht balance Bangkok Bank of Thailand borrowing budget capital China CLSA commercial banks comparative advantage competitiveness consumption loans cooperation countries create current account deficit disbursement domestic demand economic recovery efficiency enhance enterprises entrepreneurs exchange rate expand expenditure exports Farm Activities FIDF financial sector fiscal consolidation fiscal policy fiscal sustainability fixed assets Framework Agreement GDP growth global Government's grassroots household debt implemented improve income increased industries informal sector interest rates investment investors labour force lending long-term macroeconomic Malaysia Ministry of Finance monetary policy negotiating NESDB NPLs percent private sector programme promote public debt public sector reduce reform regional revenue SMEs SOEs Source Specialised Financial Institutions spending stability strategy strengthen structure TAMC targets Thai economy Thai Government tourism trade utilisation Village Fund workers