Veerathai: Bolster advanced techThe government needs to address seven pressing issues in its new national economic and social development plan, says Veerathai Santiprabhob, former governor of the Bank of Thailand. He made the remarks on Wednesday at the annual meeting of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). The first pressing issue is bloated state agencies and state enterprises, resulting in ballooning state budgets, Mr Veerathai said. This could result in Thailand becoming less interesting in the eyes of foreign investors as the country's domestic market is still small, said Mr Veerathai. The country should also focus more on human resource development, particularly in the science and technology domain, Mr Veerathai said.

Source: Bangkok Post September 22, 2021 23:25 UTC