The Cabinet on Tuesday gave an approval to Finance Ministry’s plan to borrow about 270 billion baht to support the state enterprises and to finance government’s initiatives to stimulate the economy.
Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij told the press that an estimate of 200 billion baht will be short-term loans, up to the period of three years, from domestic commercial banks and state financial institutions to help the state enterprises which need funds for their projects or to refinance existing loans.

The other 70 billion baht, he said, will be sought from international …

Born:               19 February 1964 
Birthplace:     London                       

Father:            Kraisri Chatikavanij (former director-generals of the Fiscal Policy Office, the Customs Department and the Treasury Department)
Mother:          Rumpa Chatikavanij
Spouse:           Vorakorn (Sutabutra) Chatikavanij
Children:        Karnt, nichnamed “Jam” (F) and Kraisiri, nicknamed “Jom” (M)
Education:     Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), Oxford University, UK;
                        Winchester College, Hampshire, UK;
                        The Old Malthouse Preparatory School, Dorset, UK;
Patumwan Demonstration School (Satit Pathumwan), Bangkok