Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

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Vietnam – Country Profile

The Vietnamese trace the origins of their culture and nation to the fertile plains of the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. After centuries of developing civilization and economy based on the cultivation of ...

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Thailand – Building the Legal and Regulatory Framework

Of all the requisite components of a market economy in transition and emerging countries, sound legal systems and institutions have been among the slowest to develop. In recognition of this fact, in August 1998...

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Thailand – Affordable Housing Delivery

Minimizing slums, squatter settlements and substandard housing are key objectives of most developing country governments, including Thailand. Pursuing and achieving these objectives requires that sufficient sup...

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Thailand – Affordable Housing Markets

Growth with stability in affordable housing markets in Thailand. It covers policy framework, residential mortgages in the Thai economy, financial infrastructure and institutions in Thailand, housing finance reg...

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Thailand – Household Sector and Monetary Policy Implications

Monitoring house price inflation and the build-up of household debt is important for the conduct of Thailand’s monetary policy. Although the Bank of Thailand (BOT) does not directly take into account the level ...

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National Housing Authority of Thailand

National Housing Authority, a state enterprise under Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, was established on February 12, 1973 in compliance with the National Executive Decree No. 316. It currentl...