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A banker getting his sea legs in fintech
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/06/2019
» With fintech companies growing rapidly and challenging established banks by harnessing new technologies, plenty of C-level bankers have left the traditional financial services industry to join fintech firms, and Rungruang Sukkirdkijpiboon is among them.
Quarterly outlook perks up, BoT says
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/06/2019
» Economic conditions are expected to improve this quarter because of a smaller export contraction and positive domestic demand in April, says the Bank of Thailand.
Staying on through thick and thin
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/01/2017
» When it comes to making a beeline for the executive ranks, job-hopping appears to be the new norm. But at Citigroup (Citi), Vira-anong Chiranakhorn Phutrakul has shown that workplace loyalty can also help one reach the top rungs of the corporate ladder.
Tax perks proposed to draw interest in marine segment
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/09/2016
» The government plans to offer tax incentives for local insurers to play a greater role in marine insurance to capitalise on the country's massive export and import value, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong
E-payment cuts bank fees
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/01/2016
» Transactional banking fees are likely to be lowered as operating costs will decline after the national e-payment system is rolled out in the middle of this year, says Ratian Srimongkol, chairman of the national e-payment project.
SCB eager to finance Dawei project
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/08/2015
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is gearing up to offer financial facilities to fund investment by Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) in Myanmar's Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone.
RHB may raise capital for Thai expansion
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/05/2013
» RHB Bank Bhd Thailand, the local unit of Malaysia's fourth-largest bank, may increase capital to support its aggressive expansion plan.
KBank bids to help support franchises
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/03/2013
» Kasikornbank aims to double small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loans to franchisees to 1.2 billion baht by the end of the year, thanks to strong growth of the segment of 15-20% per year.
Quarterly report to highlight debt defaults
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/12/2012
» The National Credit Bureau (NCB) is in talks with a local research house about starting a debt default report as part of the country's second financial sector master plan.
Major Japanese bank devoted to Thailand
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/09/2012
» The focus of the global economic era is expected to return to Asia by the mid-21st century, with the continent's economy gradually increasing to contribute more than half the world's gross domestic product by then.