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Thai Bank depositor protection cuts announced...

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Bank depositor protection cut to Bt5 million...
Then again to 1.million in 2020.

The period of protection will last until August 10, 2020 after which the coverage amounts will be reduced to Bt1 million.

https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30374582

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Thanks Jim,

I guess that means we shouldn't keep over 1 million THB in any one bank account in Thailand after August 2020.

Am I reading this right?
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Not so easy for those renewing via the Bt. 800,000 route. Unless you have a second account, you have Bt. 200,000 to live off for 5 months.
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Well, to be more precise, it means you might not want to keep more than 1 million THB in any one bank (not bank account).

The Nation's reporter incorrectly said "per account per financial institution". Should have written per account holder or per depositor.
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If the big Thai banks are subject to runs with people queuing in the streets to get their money back, expect rapid increases in the protection.
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Many interpret this action as a sign of government confidence in the Thai banking system.

The BOT wants to use some of the money set aside to cover the insurance to instead repay debt still outstanding from the 1997 crisis.
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The protections have been slated to go into effect for at least a decade and the government has kept postponing implementation. This is the first time in my memory that they've actually let the planned reductions in bank depositor protection actually take place.

I'm surprised that big business and the elites have allowed this reduction in protection to take place as government protection for only $150,000 seems rather low to me (not for us but a whole lot of outfits and the wealthy have much larger bank accounts than that). As to the planned reduction next year to a million baht (roughly $30,000), I'd bet it never happens.
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Bob wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:16 pm I'm surprised that big business and the elites have allowed this reduction in protection to take place as government protection for only $150,000 seems rather low to me (not for us but a whole lot of outfits and the wealthy have much larger bank accounts than that). As to the planned reduction next year to a million baht (roughly $30,000), I'd bet it never happens.
- Wealthy people will benefit because this action will boost the stock market. If your extra cash isn't insured, may as well put it into play, although truly wealthy people have a big vault in their own basement.

- I agree, the odds are good that the final reduction to 1 million will be delayed.
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