High credit risk has led to drop in loan approvals, squeezing companies’ liquidity

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Small and medium enterprises generated total economic value equivalent to about 35% of the country’s gross domestic product IN WHAT YEAR?, according to a local research institute. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT

December 10, 2025 09:49 JST

BANGKOK — The Bank of Thailand, the country’s central bank, is planning a new credit guarantee measure to help small and medium enterprises access loans more easily to help them recover from a liquidity crunch amid a weak economic outlook.