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Cabinet backs B4bn for subsidised housing
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/01/2018
» The cabinet yesterday approved 4 billion baht to build houses for low-income earners and allow the private sector to form a joint venture with the government for related construction projects.
KTB keying in on low-income earners
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/01/2018
» Public servants and low-income earners, segments in which Krungthai Bank (KTB) has an advantage, will be the bank's main focus for digital payment services.
Records tumble at home and abroad to welcome 2018
Business, Published on 06/01/2018
» Recap: Global stock markets continued to soar this week, with the Dow Jones index crossing the 25,000-point threshold to a new all-time closing high. Bullish sentiment was supported by a strong US employment rate and the Federal Reserve's upward revision of its forecast for the world's largest economy.
Woman blamed after lost ID card used for phone scams
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2018
» A young woman has asked Crime Suppression Division police to take action against a member of a call centre gang who used her lost ID card to open bank accounts they used to swindle people, and led to her being arrested for a crime she did not commit.
SET reaches all-time high of 1,802.80
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 12/01/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index closed at an all-time high Thursday, finishing at 1,802.80 points, with analysts pointing towards the bullish rally going forward thanks to sanguine economic prospects.
Large banks embrace debt fund-raising
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/01/2018
» Large banks have raised local and foreign currency debentures to lock in cheap costs and increase liquidity in anticipation of higher loan demand, which they expect to be driven by Thailand's positive economic momentum.
SCB, KBank post weaker earnings
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/01/2018
» Two of the big four commercial banks reported a sharp drop in unaudited consolidated net profit for 2017 and the three months to December, with larger bad-debt provisions taking a toll on balance sheets.
SME Bank to rain B78bn in soft loans
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/01/2018
» The government is moving ahead with the launch of its first batch of SME soft loans worth 78 billion baht in the first quarter this year, to support the development of digital technologies by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
KTB net profit takes mighty tumble
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/01/2018
» State-owned Krungthai Bank's (KTB) unaudited consolidated net profit tumbled by 30.5% last year largely because of a 34.1% surge in loan-loss charges, making it the worst performer among SET-listed bank peers.
KTB slows branch closure pace
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/01/2018
» Krungthai Bank (KTB) plans to shut fewer branches this year than the 92 it closed in 2017, while maintaining its employee count at 24,000, says its chief.