Many more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be able to access the Bank of Thailand (BOT)’s soft loan scheme after the Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) agreed to provide loan guarantees, said BOT assistant governor Jaturong Jantarangs on Thursday.

Though the government plans to spend Bt150 billion on agriculture price guarantees, this measure will not improve the quality of products or boost farmers’ quality of life, an academic warned.