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Don't sleep on tax savings
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 01/06/2020
» Against the backdrop of the coronavirus crisis, income uncertainty has become heightened and some individual taxpayers may be tempted to put income tax planning on the back burner.
Commercial banks' NPLs hit 9-year high at end of March
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 19/05/2020
» Local commercial banks' non-performing loans (NPLs) climbed to a nine-year high at 3.05% of loans outstanding at the end of March, with consumer bad loans outpacing commercial NPLs for the first time in four years.
Insurance policies go viral
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 23/03/2020
» The number of Covid-19 infections worldwide is nearing 250,000 and the death toll has exceeded 10,000, while the number of new patients diagnosed with the deadly virus in Thailand is rising rapidly.
Facial recognition for e-KYC nears debut
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 21/02/2019
» The Bank of Thailand expects 10 financial and non-financial institutions testing out facial recognition for electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) technology in the regulatory sandbox to exit this stage, paving the way for banks to offer passbook account opening through mobile banking apps in the next quarter.
Listed banks to see lower Q3 net profit on fee waiver
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 10/10/2018
» SET-listed banks are estimated to deliver lower quarter-on-quarter net profit for the third quarter but higher year-on-year earnings, say analysts, noting the waiver of transaction fees for digital banking dealt a blow to their fee-based income and net profits.
Banks record mixed bag in Q1
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 20/04/2018
» Siam Commercial Bank's (SCB) first-quarter net profit dropped by 4.6% year-on-year as a rise in operating expenses for digital banking business took a toll, while two mid-sized banks delivered improved net profit despite pursuing conservative management policies in raising provisions for impaired loans.