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BBL maintains loan growth target amid global volatility
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/04/2026
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) expects crude oil prices to remain elevated despite an eventual end to the war in the Middle East, while encouraging local businesses to accelerate their transition to alternative energy.
Car scheme doubts
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/04/2026
» The government's planned "old car for new" scheme, a campaign to provide a subsidy and soft loans to accelerate electric vehicle adoption, marks a policy push to advance the transition towards net zero. In principle, the direction sounds good.
Push to sell low-cost goods goes mobile
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/04/2026
» The Department of Provincial Administration has ordered provincial and district officials nationwide to support the deployment of 3,800 mobile "Pum-Puang" vehicles under a Commerce Ministry initiative aimed at selling low-cost goods across the country.
GH Bank rolls out B4bn mortgage scheme for elderly
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/04/2026
» Government Housing (GH) Bank is moving forward with its housing loan programme for senior citizens, covering both elderly people who wish to buy a home and those who wish to sell their own homes, with total lending of 4 billion baht.
SCB X focuses on tech as conflict drives up costs
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/04/2026
» SCB X, the financial technology group and holding company of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), has locked in low-cost technology investments ahead of a broader rise in expenses driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Your horoscope for April 17-23
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 17/04/2026
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
Car trade-in scheme to launch this year with 20,000 quota
Online Reporters, Published on 17/04/2026
» The government is set to roll out a car trade-in scheme later this year to encourage motorists to switch to electric and hybrid vehicles, with an initial quota of up to 20,000 units on a first-come, first-served basis, a Finance Ministry source said on Friday.
Hungary's Orban urges party 'renewal' after vote loss
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's outgoing nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban on Thursday called for a "complete renewal" of his party after suffering a crushing election defeat that ended 16 years in power.
Fuel crisis upends state's fiscal plans
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/04/2026
» The energy crisis may pose a challenge for the government in pursuing its fiscal plan, which aims to reduce the fiscal deficit to no more than 3% of GDP, increase revenue through a higher value-added tax (VAT), and keep public debt below 70% of GDP, according to the Finance Ministry.
Ministry mulls shelving fuel loan
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/04/2026
» The Energy Ministry is weighing whether to abandon plans to borrow 150 billion baht to support the fast-depleting Oil Fuel Fund, following a breakthrough in negotiations with oil refineries to lower diesel prices.