Credit cards for Thai farmers to be launched by November 1

BANGKOK, Sept 8 – The Yingluck government’s programme to offer credit cards for farmers will be launched by Nov 1, fulfilling one of the major campaign promises that the Pheu Thai Party pledged to the grassroots that helped it win the July election.

Luck Wajananawat, manager of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives (BAAC), on Thursday spoke of the progress being made toward the launch.

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