Thais concerned over financial problems, rising inflation – Ipsos survey

This photo taken on June 26, 2023 shows the 78-storey King Power Mahanakhon tower rising above Bangkok skyline. (Photo by Amaury PAUL / AFP)

About 40% of Thai people are most concerned about their financial problems, spending, political uncertainty and corruption, according to a survey conducted in 30 countries by Ipsos, a market research company, called “What Worries the World – What Worries Thailand”.

39% of Thais are worried about poverty, inequality and social problems, while 29% are concerned about rising inflation,although the Bank of Thailand has announced that it will try to contain the inflation rate at no higher than 4%. 26% are worried about unemployment, due to the introduction of new technologies to replace humans, such as AI.

25% of Thais are also worried about violent crime.

These top five concerns of the Thai people are revealed in the opinion survey, taken…