Thailand network reported that on April 23, Thailand's former deputy minister of commerce, Watana, a member of the Thai Party management, posted on his personal Facebook account with a photo of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawa, Who said:
I almost fainted when I saw a deputy minister of the ministry of economy say that the development of OTOP products should be the focus of restoring thai economy after the epidemic is over, because that is the strategy we proposed 20 years ago, and in this special era, such a plan will not work. In fact, thailand's economic and social recovery plan should be divided into 3 main parts after the end of the pandemic, namely:
1. Focus on developing long-term future businesses, such as taking care of health and safety-related agricultural developments and the development of employment relationships; suspend loan repayment and restructuring loans;
2. Support the development of tourism and service industry and strengthen confidence in the development of the industry, such as setting up sterile equipment for domestic and foreign customers;
3. Make future investments to meet the changing global development environment after the end of the pandemic;
This outbreak has changed the world because of the fear that the virus will stop all economic activities and will pay more attention to hygiene and health and reduce contact in the future. Therefore, the government must think about how Thailand will develop after the end of the epidemic to adapt to the changing world, and then it needs to invest in the future.
My boss said that consumer behavior always drives market change, and other countries take this very seriously, and the University of Chicago recently opened a new Behavior Economy course. Therefore, when appropriating the development policies of others, it is necessary to deeply understand and adjust them before implementing them, because even the virus will escalate, and human beings should learn to think and keep pace with the times, otherwise they will not only be unable to fight the virus but also lose a lot of money in vain.
(Source: Watana Muangsook)