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Banks respond to household debt plan

Members of the public attend a debt mediation fair held at Impact Muang Thong Thani. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

Financial institutions are ready to comply with the Bank of Thailand’s household debt resolution, starting with measures to help reduce persistent debt (PD) from April next year.

Chatchai Sirilai, managing director of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), said the bank has roughly 4.3 million customers, accounting for 10 million loan contracts, with agriculturalists representing the majority.

“In addition, BAAC’s client base is largely made up of PD borrowers, who fall into the aged…

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