Thailand will next month begin enrolling citizens eligible to receive cash from the government as part of an about $14 billion program to stimulate Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.
An estimated 50 million Thais 16 years and older are qualified to receive 10,000 baht ($276) each under the so-called digital wallet scheme, the centerpiece of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s strategy to reignite an economy stuck at an average growth rate of less than 2% for the past decade.
Eligible citizens and participating merchants can register for the program from Aug. 1, Srettha said on X on Monday. Earlier, a panel headed by the…
