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BoT: Economy still on the road to recovery
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/04/2022
» While higher inflation agitated Thais and slowed the country's economy in March, the outlook remains a path towards recovery, according to the Bank of Thailand.
Line BK searches for partners to expand
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/02/2022
» Line BK, a social banking platform collaboration between Kasikornbank (KBank) and Line Corporation, plans to add local partners to strengthen its digital ecosystem beyond finance to access a larger customer base nationwide.
BoT paper eyes rejig of the financial sector
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/02/2022
» The Bank of Thailand plans to allow commercial banks to obtain more than one banking business licence, including a planned virtual bank licence, to pave the way for the country's digital economy.
BoT mulls stablecoins to pay for goods, services
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/01/2022
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is considering promoting the use of stablecoins to pay for goods and services, specifically in some use cases, which will be useful for financial innovation.
CBDC trial pushed to late next year
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/12/2021
» The Bank of Thailand has postponed the testing of its retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) until late 2022 as it awaits the readiness of related stakeholders to participate in the trial.
BoT governor hints at recovery in early 2023
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/12/2021
» Thailand's economy could return to levels logged before the pandemic in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Bank of Thailand governor.
BBL illustrates risks for the Thai economy
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/11/2021
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) predicts the economy will face a higher number of challenges over the next few years under a changing economic landscape following the Covid-19 pandemic.
BoT focusing on digital innovation
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/10/2021
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is developing the country's financial ecosystem by balancing financial stability and technology development to transform the financial sector into the digital era.
Southeast Insurance vows to settle claims
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/09/2021
» Southeast Insurance has pledged to clear up 8,000 accumulated claims for the Covid-19 insurance policies within two weeks as the company has already finished installing the digital process and increased the number of staff handling claims to speed up clearing the claim documents.
BoT relaxes assistance measures
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 21/08/2021
» The Bank of Thailand has relaxed its debt assistance measures to help entrepreneurs and individual borrowers during the prolonged pandemic.