CompaniesPandemic-hit Thai SMEs win new debt relief from government
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A DJ plays at an empty shop in Khaosan Road, a famous tourist destination in Bangkok. Financial assistance for SMEs, including deferred loan payments, ended last month. © Reuters
APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer
November 5, 2020 13:15 JST
BANGKOK -- Thailand's business community has finally prodded the government into extending assistance measures for small and midsize enterprises, which are still struggling due to the new coronavirus pandemic, after debt relief by the country's central bank expired in October.