Thai fin min says to expand government equity fund by Oct to support bourse
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BANGKOK, Aug 5 (Reuters) -Thailand will expand its government equity fund by October to support the stock market .SETI, the finance minister said on Monday, adding that the market decline was due to external factors.
The main stock index .SETI dropped 3% to its lowest level since early November 2020 on Monday, caught up in selling across global markets on fears of a U.S. recession.
Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has previously said the government fund that invests in stocks would be increased by 100 billion baht ($2.8 billion) to 150 billion baht.
Pichai, who has expressed concern about high household debt and rising bad loans, said he would talk with the central bank and National Credit Bureau about shortening the time that bad debtors remain on the bureau's blacklist.
Thailand's household debt stood at 90.8% of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of March, among the highest in Asia.
Earlier on Monday, the finance ministry and state-owned Krung Thai Bank offered finance ministry officials debt consolidation with lower interest rates and the maximum repayment period extended until the borrower was 80 years old, from 60 years previously.
($1 = 35.1800 baht)
Reporting by Kitiphong Thaichareo and Orathai Sriring, writing by Chayut Setboonsarng, Editing by John Mair
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