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Loan quality continues to sag
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/10/2025
» Asset management companies (AMCs) expect roughly 50% of special mention (SM) loans to continue to deteriorate into non-performing loans (NPLs) over the next three years.
Asset management firms to absorb bigger slice of NPLs
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/10/2025
» The Bank of Thailand expects asset management companies (AMCs) to absorb 20% of non-performing loans (NPLs) to help improve bad debt management in the banking industry.
Moody’s Affirms Thai Oil’s Baa3 Credit Rating
Published on 28/10/2025
» Thai Oil Public Company Limited (TOP) announced that Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed the company’s senior unsecured debt ratings at Baa3 and its Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) at ba2, with the overall outlook remaining negative.
New plan to address bad debt
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/10/2025
» The Finance Ministry plans to present to the cabinet a plan to address bad debts owed by 3.8 million small-scale borrowers with a total debt value of 120 billion baht.
Insurance sector goes green
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/10/2025
» At its core, the insurance business is about managing risks, including those related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. As sustainability requirements change the business landscape, insurers are increasingly realising the importance of integrating the ESG agenda into their corporate strategies.
New economic obstacles emerge as 2025 winds down
Business, Published on 25/10/2025
» As the end of 2025 draws closer, the global economic landscape presents a complex picture of divergent growth paths, persistent policy uncertainty and shifting trade dynamics.
Securities and Exchange Commission toughens stance on margin loans
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 24/10/2025
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced new regulations to mitigate systemic risks in margin loan activities, prohibiting securities companies and derivatives business operators from providing loans secured by securities for non-investment purposes.
Symposium to tackle Thailand's debt challenges
Life, Published on 22/10/2025
» Bangkok Commercial Asset Management is holding "BAM Symposium: New Era Of AMC 2025", its flagship annual event for Thailand's asset management companies, at Dusit Thani Bangkok's Napalai Grand Ballroom, Rama IV Road, on Oct 28 from 9am to 5pm.
Pension tension as Thailand eyes 65
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 20/10/2025
» The country's working-age demographics are a topic of widespread debate, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul floating the idea of raising the retirement age from 60 to 65.
Egat introduces maiden sustainability-linked bond
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/10/2025
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has issued its first sustainability bond worth 2 billion baht, offering a 1.4% interest rate and attracting investor subscriptions 3.29 times the offering.