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BoT: Commercial banks' bad loans to peak in Q4
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 11/11/2017
» Commercial lenders' bad loans will peak at just above 3% of loans outstanding this quarter, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
Potential US rate rise puts brakes on fund inflows
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 30/09/2017
» The influx of offshore funds into Thailand has slowed after the US Federal Reserve signalled another rate rise this year, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
BoT: Farm incomes down 2.6% in July
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 01/09/2017
» Nominal farm income registered the first contraction of the year in July, continuing to weigh down on private consumption throughout the third quarter, says a Bank of Thailand senior official.
BoT mulls further anti-speculation steps
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 22/08/2017
» The Bank of Thailand may consider additional measures to curb baht speculation after occasional increases in the volume of foreign exchange transactions have been detected, says a senior official at the central bank.
Growth expected to hold steady
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 01/08/2017
» Economic growth in the second quarter is expected to be close to the first quarter's reading of 3.3% and accelerate to 3.7% in the second half, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
Bad loans still vexing SMEs
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 15/07/2017
» Soured small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loans show no sign of declining as a lack of competitive edge and uneven economic recovery hinder debt-servicing ability, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
Assurance on NotPetya blitz
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 30/06/2017
» Thai financial institutions have not been affected by the crippling NotPetya ransomware attack that swept across the world recently, says a senior Bank of Thailand (BoT) official.
EDC terminal installation misses mark
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 09/06/2017
» The government's plan to completely install 560,000 credit and debit card-swiping terminals by the first quarter of next year could be delayed, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
Export growth 'to hold'
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 01/06/2017
» The export recovery is set to hold steady for the remainder of the second quarter, but its knock-on effects on other sectors remain unclear, says a Bank of Thailand senior official.
KBank: Baht appreciation may have peaked in April
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 17/05/2017
» The baht probably reached its strongest level in mid-April and will reverse course until the end of the year, says a senior official at Kasikornbank (KBank).