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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.
State banks urged to support more SMEs
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 07/11/2017
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is urging state-owned banks to play a more aggressive role in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Moody's warns of banking sector risks
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 23/08/2017
» Thai banks still face a variety of risks, including high household debt, economic growth with high exposure to external demand and rising restructured loans, says Moody's Investors Service.
BoT unveils SME forex option contract
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 18/08/2017
» The Bank of Thailand plans to roll out a foreign exchange option with a lower fee to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to access forex hedging tools in dealing with the firmer baht.
Soured SME loans forecast to drop off by early 2018
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 10/08/2017
» Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector are expected to peak at 4.6-4.7% of outstanding loans this year, thanks to a recovery in private consumption and stricter commercial bank lending criteria, says TMB Analytics.
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.
Asean office issues rosy outlook for Thai growth
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 13/06/2017
» The Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (Amro) is upbeat that the Thai economy will remain on solid footing, and policymakers stand ready to adopt both fiscal and monetary policies to support the economy if needed.
BoT: Commercial bank NPLs to peak
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 16/05/2017
» Non-performing loans (NPL) held by Thai commercial banks are expected to peak in 2017 after an economic recovery began late last year, says the Bank of Thailand.
Small firms more dour
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 04/05/2017
» The expectations of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for the second quarter have deteriorated to below the 50-point mark that splits optimism from pessimism for the first time in three years, according to a quarterly survey by TMB Analytics.
Bank loans expected to bounce back
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 10/02/2017
» Commercial bank loans are expected to pick up this year as rising borrowing costs in bond market and higher private investment ramp up loan demand, after lending growth in 2016 was the slowest in seven years.