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This article is about high rice subsidies in Thailand. The subsidies are so high, they are hindering international rice exports.The US is challenging Thailand over its high subsidies, claiming that Thailand is violating regulations put into place by the WTO.

The governor of the bank of Thailand, Prasarn Trairatvorakul, has stated in a speech that the bank will pursue supply-side policies in order to fuel additional economic growth. Trairatvorakul believed that the country must dedicate more resources towards upgrading the "engine" of the economy. Somkiat Tangkitvanich, the president of the Thailand Development Research Institute, believes the country must spend more on research in development in order to fuel economic growth,