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BAAC Chinese New Year 2026 Welcomes APRACA from 24 Nations

BAAC Chinese New Year 2026 Welcomes APRACA from 24 Nations

Prachachat•Economy•15h ago

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The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) celebrates Chinese New Year 2026 with APRACA delegates and launches new savings lotteries.

  • •BAAC hosted a grand Chinese New Year 2026 celebration, welcoming the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA).
  • •The event aims to foster knowledge exchange and cooperation in agricultural and rural development.
  • •BAAC launched new savings lottery series ('Golden Pouch' and 'Silver Pouch') with substantial prize pools to coincide with the festival.

Overview

  • •On the occasion of Chinese New Year 2026, BAAC welcomed APRACA delegates from 24 countries.
  • •BAAC organized a grand celebration for Chinese New Year 2026, featuring dragon eye-dotting ceremonies and auspicious firecrackers.
  • •APRACA is a regional cooperative established in 1977 to promote knowledge exchange and cooperation in finance for sustainable agricultural and rural development.
  • •The event aims to enhance auspiciousness, prosperity, and success for everyone involved in 2026.
  • •BAAC introduced premium agricultural products from its customers, such as sticky rice cakes, bamboo tea, and fruit wine, to create market opportunities.
  • •BAAC launched a new series of savings lotteries, 'Golden Pouch' and 'Silver Pouch', to welcome the Chinese New Year 2026, enhancing luck and wealth.
  • •The 'Golden Pouch' lottery costs 500 THB per unit, offering a chance to win 20 million THB and other prizes totaling over 86 million THB monthly.
  • •The first draw for the savings lotteries will take place on March 16.

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Key Entities

Organization

Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives(ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร)ℹ️
The organization hosting the Chinese New Year event and launching new savings lotteries.
Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association(APRACA)ℹ️
An organization of financial institutions and related agencies promoting agricultural and rural development, which was welcomed by BAAC.
Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association(สมาคมสินเชื่อการเกษตรและชนบท แห่งภาคพื้นเอเชียและแปซิฟิก)ℹ️
The full Thai name for APRACA, a regional cooperative promoting knowledge exchange in agricultural finance.

Person

Chatchai Sirilai(ฉัตรชัย ศิริไล)
The Managing Director of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives.

Law

BAAC Savings Lottery(สลากออมทรัพย์ ธ.ก.ส.)
New savings lottery series launched by BAAC during the Chinese New Year celebration.
Golden Pouch Series(ชุดกระพ้อมทอง)
A specific series of BAAC savings lottery tickets.
Silver Pouch Series(ชุดกระพ้อมเงิน)
A specific series of BAAC savings lottery tickets.

Place

Thailand(ประเทศไทย)ℹ️
The country where the APRACA meeting was held and BAAC is based.