Thailand's new National Savings Fund (NSF) secretary Dr. Petcharee Shinbutr outlines ambitious targets: grow membership from 2.8M to 5M by 2570, add 140,000 new members this year, and expand into foreign asset investments (7% equities). Despite a 56% budget cut, he aims to tackle retirement poverty—currently only 30% of retirees are non-poor. Plans include possible law changes allowing partial early withdrawals above poverty line (~3,000 baht/month) and revival of the lottery scheme after legal compliance. Challenges remain around activation of dormant accounts (only 200k of 2.8M actively saving).
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