Welcome to CurioDashTrivia — where complex history and real-world economics explode into fast, engaging stories you can watch in seconds. Today, we’re diving into the shocking 1997 disaster that crushed Thailand’s economy — a financial meltdown fueled by currency pegs, foreign debt, speculative attacks, and one of the most dramatic economic collapses in Asia’s history.
This video breaks down how Thailand’s baht crash, foreign reserves wipeout, and financial sector collapse triggered the wider Asian Financial Crisis. We explore the risky dollar borrowing, the real estate bubble, the IMF bailout, and the chain reaction that shook global markets.
If you love learning about economic crises, financial history, currency collapses, IMF interventions, bank failures, market bubbles, and shocking real-world events that shaped nations, you’re in the right place.
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