Thailand announces $58 billion economic measures to mitigate coronavirus impact

Reuters

Published Apr 07, 2020 04:10AM ET

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet approved on Tuesday a package of economic measures worth 1.9 trillion baht ($58 billion) to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, the finance minister said.

The package includes a law to borrow 1 trillion baht plus central bank measures worth another 900 billion baht in soft loans and support for corporate bonds, Uttama Savanayana told a news conference.