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GSB issues green loans worth B27bn
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/10/2023
» Government Savings Bank (GSB) has issued green loans worth 27 billion baht, ranging from personal loans to business loans, says senior executive vice-president Noppawan Ratanawekin.
BAAC set for 2% farm loan growth
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/05/2023
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) expects its loans to farmers in fiscal 2023 to expand by 2% from the previous year, says executive vice-president Paisan Hongtong.
BAAC to launch B100bn savings lottery
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/03/2023
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) plans to raise savings through the launch of savings lotteries worth 100 billion baht, says executive vice-president Manop Jinamai.
Economists urge caution for gloomy 2023
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/10/2022
» Thailand needs to prepare for global economic difficulties as they will intensify next year, according to economists.
Krungsri eyes sustainable loans
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/07/2022
» Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri) aims to increase the proportion of its environmental, social and governance-linked (ESG) loans to 10-15% of its total corporate loan portfolio by 2030, says Poonsit Wongthawatchai, the bank's executive vice-president and head of its ESG division.
GH Bank promises only small increases in mortgage rates
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/07/2022
» Interest rates on mortgages are expected to rise this year but will not surge to the levels they reached during the 1990s real estate boom, said Government Housing Bank (GH Bank) president Chatchai Sirilai.
BAAC allocates B5bn in loans for fruit exporters
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/05/2022
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has set aside loans worth 5 billion baht for fruit exporters to deal with slowing shipments to some markets, said executive vice-president Pongphun Jongrak.
GH Bank to extend aid measures to next year
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/11/2021
» Government Housing Bank (GH Bank) plans to continue to provide assistance measures to its pandemic-hit customers next year under the guidelines of the Bank of Thailand (BoT), said senior executive vice-president Pongsak Kumnuansiri.
BAAC to back farming-related startups
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/10/2021
» Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will invest in promising startups in the farming sector, especially those which have boosted farmers' income, said the bank's executive vice-president Narong Khuntiviriyakul.
BAAC sparks up cannabis farming loan scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/09/2021
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has started offering loans this month to plant cannabis for community enterprises and agricultural cooperatives after parts of the plant were taken off the narcotics list.