New Thai PM Anutin nominates veteran bureaucrat as new finance minister


Ekniti Nitithanprapas is poised to take on the role of finance minister in Thailand's new govt. -- Photo: the Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand’s new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he will nominate a seasoned bureaucrat as finance minister to steer an economy grappling with the fallout of US tariffs and high household debt.

Ekniti Nitithanprapas was chosen as he has headed several key departments at the finance ministry, and is a capable professional who can take on demands of the job quickly, Anutin told reporters after a meeting with prospective cabinet candidates in Bangkok Saturday. 

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