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  "title": "Household Deleveraging: International Practices: Thailand",
  "publication": "Selected Issues Papers, May 9, 2025",
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  "summary": "Household sector over-indebtedness has been a critical issue in Thailand in recent years. This paper starts with a summary of the deleveraging measures implemented so far in Thailand, and then presents four country case studies (Brazil, Hungary, Korea, and Malaysia), with a focus on the measures int",
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      "heading": "Overview and motivation",
      "content": "- Household sector over-indebtedness has been a critical issue in Thailand in recent years.\n- The paper summarizes deleveraging measures implemented so far in Thailand.\n- The study concentrates on measures addressing high levels of unsecured loans, deemed more relevant to Thailand’s current risk profile."
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      "heading": "Comparative case studies",
      "content": "- Four country case studies are presented:\n  - Brazil\n  - Hungary\n  - Korea\n  - Malaysia\n- Focus of the case studies:\n  - Measures introduced by authorities to address high levels of unsecured loans.\n  - Lessons drawn that are most relevant to Thailand’s situation."
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      "heading": "Other international experiences reviewed",
      "content": "- Brief overview of other relevant international experiences in:\n  - Facilitating debt rehabilitation\n  - Debt forgiveness\n  - Bankruptcy"
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      "content": "- The study concludes by suggesting a comprehensive, multi-pronged approach to household deleveraging in Thailand.\n- Key policy dimensions implicit in the study’s scope (as derived from the case study focus and international overview):\n  - Combining regulatory, supervisory, and social-support measures to address unsecured household debt.\n  - Leveraging international experiences in debt rehabilitation, forgiveness, and bankruptcy frameworks to inform domestic policy design.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Household Debt\n  - Household Debt (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Household Debt (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/selected-issues-papers/issues/2025/05/09/household-deleveraging-international-practices-thailand-566886"
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    "Authors: Ying Xu",
    "Published: May 9, 2025",
    "Series: Selected Issues Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229010801.018",
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