GSB reports progress on policy to support the least advantaged

The Government Savings Bank or GSB on Monday gave an update on aspects of its 20-year business strategy, which aims to create jobs for lower-income people, improve the quality of life for ageing citizens and support small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups.
President and chief executive officer Chatchat Payuhanaveechai said that since it announced the policy last year, the bank had helped 47,459 people to improve themselves above the “poor” level, and a further 196,001 to achieve the lower-income standard. 
The bank will continue to introduce more measures to support people in all targeted categories to improve their quality of life under its 20-year strategy through 2039, he added.