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Thai Government Housing Bank Offers Interest Cuts to Debtors.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Wichit Sirithaveeporn

Sep. 7--The Government Housing Bank will offer to reduce accrued interest totalling 49 billion baht in an attempt to encourage 90,000 non-performing debtors to resume making repayments.

The bank aimed to reduce bad loans from 17 percent of its lending portfolio to less than 10 percent, president Khan Prachuabmoh said yesterday.

The bank's bad loans are normally subject to a penalty interest rate of 19 percent. However, after approval from the Finance Ministry, the rate will be cut to 4.5-6.5 percent, provided that debtors complete repayments over the next five years.

Based on outstanding debts (including ...

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