Thailand and ADB
In the Spotlight
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ADB's Work in Thailand
The Natural Energy Development solar plant in Lopburi province, supported by financing from ADB, produces 84 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to supply electricity to 70,000 households, all using the power of the sun.
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Helping Farmers Go Organic in Thailand
Safe, organic food is becoming popular across the Greater Mekong Subregion. A pilot program in Thailand is helping farmers meet the growing demand and leave chemicals behind.
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ADB and Thailand: A Development Partnership toward Inclusive Growth
ADB has supported Thailand’s economic transformation by investing nearly $8 billion over the course of 50 years’ partnership.
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Thailand and ADB: Photos
With its strategic geopolitical position and significance as the second largest economy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Thailand plays a major role in promoting regional cooperation and integration. View the ADB Thailand Flickr album
Having attained upper-middle-income status in recent times, Thailand aspires to reach higher-income status within the next decade. With its strategic geopolitical position and significance as the second-largest economy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the country plays a major role in promoting regional cooperation and integration.
Since the late 1990s, economic growth has been impeded by global economic shocks, natural disasters, sociopolitical tensions, and relatively low investment. Other challenges to growth have included persistent inequality, environmental degradation, and an aging population. In July 2014, Thailand approved a long-term Infrastructure Development Plan to boost the country’s competitiveness, by improving and expanding its logistics and transport networks.
ADB's country partnership strategy for Thailand provides the flexibility to respond to the country’s needs and priorities through sovereign and nonsovereign support.
Thailand is a member of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). It is also part of the Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT–GT) subregional program.
Latest
Ministers Endorse $64 Billion Project Plan Under Strategy for Mekong
Ministers from the six member countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion today endorsed a five-year action plan framework that includes $64 billion in projects to help the subregion achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development.
On the back of a brightening global outlook, government bond yields in major advanced economies rose between 1 June and 15 August, with the increase extending to emerging East Asia.
Asia Bond Monitor - September 2017
This discussion paper focuses on the urban aspects of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) corridor development and what will be needed to bolster the competitiveness of the region.
Fostering Competitive Cities and Urban Areas in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Building Inclusive Economic Clusters Sustainably
Projects in Thailand
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Activities
ADB's 50th Anniversary in Bangkok 
Seminar on Empowering SMEs through Financial Access 
Launch of Financial Literacy Campaign for Youth in Thailand -
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Maternal mortality ratio in Thailand, per 100,000 live births (2015)
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67.46
Population in Thailand, in millions (2016)
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10.5%
Population living below the national poverty line in Thailand (2014)
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0.4%
Average annual population growth rate in Thailand (2011-2016)