Thailand faces a unique economic paradox: rapid population aging combined with constrained consumer spending due to elevated debt levels. This demographic shift occurs before the nation achieves high-income status, forcing policymakers to maintain historically low interest rates. The structural challenges of an aging workforce, reduced labor productivity, and household debt burdens create a deflationary environment that limits monetary policy effectiveness and complicates long-term economic growth prospects.

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