Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas says the current floods will hit the economy by less than 0.1% this year, so the Ministry of Finance keeps its 2026 GDP growth forecast at 2-2.5%. He stressed that the bigger issue is people's safety and hardship. Thailand will also host the IMF-World Bank Group meetings on 12-18 October 2026, with about 15,000 financial leaders expected. For a small business, this suggests no national policy shift from the flood alone, but local flood disruption to your own premises, stock, and deliveries is still a direct risk to plan for.