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GENERAL

US tariffs force ttb to conduct stress tests

Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/04/2025

» TMBThanachart Bank (ttb) has initiated stress tests to gauge the risks and potential impacts of US tariffs on Thai exports.

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GENERAL

Tariff war raises risk outlook for some regional banks

Business, Published on 23/04/2025

» Fitch Ratings previously anticipated broadly stable operating conditions across most Asia-Pacific banking systems in 2025, but a surge in US tariffs could threaten this assumption in some markets.

GENERAL

Bank for Agriculture seeks to address elderly farmers' bad debt

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/04/2025

» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is exploring solutions to address non-performing loans (NPLs) among elderly borrowers, including establishing an asset management company.

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OPINION

Ability to pay key to debt restructuring

Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 03/04/2025

» Last week's earthquake has provided Thais with two valuable lessons. First, Thailand has no national disaster management plan. No government agency seems to have had carefully thought-out plans and procedures to manage the situation. All measures were carried out on an ad-hoc basis. Worse, there appears to be no coordination among various agencies. Thais were left to rely on their own two feet as thousands of Bangkokians had no choice but to walk for hours to their homes when the mass transit railways were shutdown.

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GENERAL

Bank loans set to edge up 0.6%

Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/03/2025

» Bank loans are expected to increase marginally by 0.6% to 14.8 trillion baht this year, bouncing back from a contraction last year, driven by large businesses while small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and retail borrowers remain in the red, says Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research).

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THAILAND

Govt mulls buying underperforming NPLs

News, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/03/2025

» The government has announced plans to purchase non-performing loans (NPLs) with outstanding balances below 100,000 baht to alleviate financial burdens on small-scale debtors.

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GENERAL

Both ttb and KTB deny reported merger rumours

Business, Published on 22/03/2025

» TMBThanachart Bank (ttb) has denied rumours of a potential merger with Krungthai Bank (KTB), noting its two largest shareholders are private companies that hold a combined stake greater than that of the government sector.

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GENERAL

Thai bad debt soars to all-time high of B1.23 trillion

Published on 21/03/2025

» Bad household debt in Thailand has risen by 25% since the end of 2022, reaching a record-high 1.23 trillion baht as of January this year, according to the National Credit Bureau (NCB).

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GENERAL

Analysts want details on debt plan

Business, Published on 19/03/2025

» Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra recently pitched a government-led household debt buyback programme as household debt tallied 89.6% of GDP as of the second quarter of 2024.

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THAILAND

PM defends Thaksin’s debt proposal

Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/03/2025

» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday defended an idea floated by her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to address the household debt problem by allowing private companies to buy and manage debt from the banking system.