IMF Staff Country Reports

Thailand: Selected Issues

Publication Date:

March 3, 2000

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Selected Issues report on Thailand discusses the rapid growth years of the country before and after the 1997 balance-of-payments crisis. The report discusses development of the crisis and the steps taken to normalize the situation; credit growth before and after the crisis; public debt dynamics in the aftermath of the crisis; export performance before and after the crisis; and an analysis of the role of fiscal policy that led to the 1997 crisis. The report also highlights weaknesses that were threatening the sustainability of Thailand's economic growth.

Series:

Country Report No. 2000/021

Subject:

Asset and liability management Banking Commercial banks Credit Debt restructuring Economic sectors Financial institutions Financial sector Money Public debt