Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://cryptobriefing.com/thailand-eu-free-trade-deal-us-tariffs/
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Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://cryptobriefing.com/thailand-eu-free-trade-deal-us-tariffs/
5/5 🧵 For investors, the likely winners are agriculture and industrial exports — especially rice, rubber, seafood, and auto components. The catch: EU access comes with green-economy and sustainability demands, so Thai producers may need cleaner processes and better supply-chain transparency. Big upside if the deal lands, but trade negotiations love delays, and if this slips into 2027, Thailand keeps eating that 19% US tariff longer. 📎 Source
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4/5 🧵 This isn’t just about one agreement either. Thailand is building a broader diversification plan: FTAs with South Korea, an ASEAN-Canada deal, and a signed agreement with the European Free Trade Association bloc that was still awaiting entry into force in early 2026. The message is clear: Bangkok does not want its supply chains chained to one or two big powers.
3/5 🧵 The pressure point is the US relationship. Under a reciprocal framework set in October 2025, Thailand agreed to remove tariffs on about 99% of US goods — but the US still kept a 19% reciprocal tariff on Thai imports. That’s the kind of “partnership” that makes a country start shopping for alternatives. Europe becomes the obvious hedge.
2/5 🧵 The deal has a long, messy backstory. Thailand and the EU started FTA talks in 2013, then everything got derailed by Thailand’s 2014 military coup. Negotiations only restarted in March 2023. Now Thai officials want the agreement wrapped by end-2025 or mid-2026, which is aggressive by trade-deal standards and honestly a little ambitious.
1/5 🧵 Thailand isn’t just chasing a trade deal with Europe — it’s trying to escape getting squeezed by both Washington and Beijing. The core story here is simple: US tariff pressure is forcing Bangkok to diversify fast, and an EU free trade agreement suddenly looks less like diplomacy and more like economic self-defense.