In addition, the interest rate on a US dollar loan was only 7 %, much lower than the rate on a loan in baht (then 12 %, now 16 %), "explains Chang.
「那時候，大家都覺得泰銖已經貶過頭，應該要反彈了；再加上借美元的利率大約是百分之七，比借泰銖（百分之十二，目前已飆至百分之十六）的利率低很多」，張廣博解釋。