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Tisco looks to auto hire-purchase loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/01/2023
» Tisco Bank is looking to acquire a new retail loan portfolio and sees greater opportunity in the auto hire-purchase loan segment as some business operators may be impacted by the new regulations pertaining to the ceiling interest rate of hire-purchase loans.
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Debt Clinic ready to cure thousands
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/05/2019
» The Bank of Thailand expects tens of thousands of debtors who have defaulted to join its Debt Clinic, a scheme that pools unsecured bad loans owed to multiple creditors, covering 19 non-bank companies.
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Thai Bankers' Association warns over phishing
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/01/2019
» The Thai Bankers' Association (TBA) is warning of phishing scams affecting a wide range of local banks, though it says the number of phishing victims is still minimal.
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BoT warns dust will soon hit tourism
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/02/2019
» Even though the persistent toxic haze caused by ultra-fine dust particles shrouding Bangkok and its vicinity has not yet taken a toll on the tourism sector, an impact is inevitable if the pollution is prolonged, says a senior official at the central bank.
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Bangkok Bank predicts digital normal
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 03/12/2018
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) expects most basic banking transactions to be made over the digital channel within the next three years.
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Rumours of new fees raise concerns
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/12/2018
» The chairman of the Thai Bankers' Association has rushed to soothe jitters, saying proposed fees for cash transactions have not been decided and are awaiting review by the central bank.
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Survey finds 40% of farmers live under poverty line
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 31/05/2018
» Some 40% of farming households are living below the poverty line, set at 32,000 baht a year, with the sector's low income and higher debt a drag on the country's economic growth, says the Bank of Thailand's Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research's (Pier) in a survey.
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Survey: Young borrowers pose higher risk
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/03/2018
» Credit card and auto loans secured by individual borrowers aged below 25 and those living in major cities pose a higher risk to asset quality, says the central bank's think tank.
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KBank: Inheritance tax advisory demand growing
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 03/07/2017
» The government's implementation of the inheritance tax and its plan to impose new asset-based taxes have boosted demand for tax advisory services from the well-off, says a Kasikornbank (KBank) executive.
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Half of Thais can't carry on financially after retirement
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/07/2017
» Half of the Thai population does not have enough savings for a comfortable post-retirement life as they are mired in high debt -- an alarming sign as the country moves towards an ageing society.
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