EXIM Thailand Navigates a World of Heightened Uncertainty, Confronting a “Severe-Volatile-Variable” Crisis with Its “5T” Framework toward Sustainable Growth

Announcement date 21 May 2026

Mr. Charat Rattanaboonniti, President of Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), revealed at the press briefing titled “A Changing World, New Challenges: EXIM Thailand Standing by Thai Businesses through Global Crises” that the global economy is currently facing unprecedented challenges from crises characterized by “severity, volatility, and variability” across three key dimensions. These developments are directly affecting economic stability, trade, and investment worldwide, including Thailand’s export sector, which must urgently adapt to increasingly complex uncertainties. The three major challenges are as follows: