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PRESENTED BY:
AWAIS AHMED
VICKY PANDITA
VIDIT SINGH RAI
ASHVANI KUMAR
EAST ASIAN MIRACLE
• Thailand was one of the Asia’s most dynamic
tiger economies.
• Achieved an annual average growth rate of
8.4% during 1985-1995.
• Maintained annual inflation rate at 5%.
• While the growth rate of U.S was 1.3% and
inflation rate was 3.2%
BOOM IN REAL-ESTATE
• Exports was the main factor for the economic
growth of Thailand.
• Value of the exports grew by 16% per year
compounded.
• Wealth created by exports fueled investment
in residential and commercial property.
• Increased demand soared the value of real
estate in Bangkok.
HEAVY BORROWINGS
• Construction started in such a way which was
never seen in Thailand before.
• Heavy borrowings from bank financed much
of this construction.
• As the value of property continued to rise, the
banks were happily lending to property
companies.
EXCESS OF SUPPLY
• By early 1997 the boom had produced the
excess capacity in residential and commercial
property.
• An estimated 365,000 apartments were
unoccupied in Bangkok with another 100,000
units scheduled to be completed till the end of
1997
• This property market has been replaced by
excess supply.
DEFICIT
• To build infrastructure Thailand was
purchasing from America, Japan and Europe.
• Despite of strong export growth, imports grew
faster.
• By 1995 Thailand was running a current
account deficit equivalent to 8.1%.
BREAK DOWN OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS