The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) looks set to issue "Savings Plus" bonds worth 2 billion baht per month, offering an interest rate of around 2%, with the aim of promoting savings among small retail investors.
Jindarat Viriyathavikul, director-general of the PDMO, said the model it initially considered -- selling bonds through the Bond Connect system, which is regulated by the Bank of Thailand and the Securities and Exchange Commission -- could have created difficulties for the public.