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KResearch spots 4% GDP growth in 2019
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 08/12/2018
» The Bank of Thailand's rate-setting committee is expected to lift the policy rate for the first time in more than seven years at this year's final meeting on Dec 19, while the Thai economy is projected to grow at a slower pace of 4% next year, down from 4.3% predicted for 2018, says Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch).
KTB slams Energy Earth SET filing
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 20/11/2018
» Krungthai Bank (KTB), the country's largest state-owned bank, dismissed information provided to the public by beleaguered Energy Earth Plc (EARTH) that its board of directors' meeting has resolved to appoint Nopparat Ardkongharn as the company's top executive, as nominated by the bank.
Krungsri Consumer's growth guru
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 10/11/2018
» 'Communication, empowerment and technology" are the three words that Thakorn Piyapan uses to sum up how he steers Krungsri Consumer, an unsecured lending arm of Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), which has become the country's largest credit card issuer and personal lender by users under his six-year reign.
Krungsri frets over digital pace
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 13/10/2018
» Krungsri Consumer chairman Thakorn Piyapan is concerned that the country's largest credit card and personal loan lender by number of accounts is not adapting fast enough on digital platforms to capture first-mover advantages amid heightening competition.
Listed banks to see lower Q3 net profit on fee waiver
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 10/10/2018
» SET-listed banks are estimated to deliver lower quarter-on-quarter net profit for the third quarter but higher year-on-year earnings, say analysts, noting the waiver of transaction fees for digital banking dealt a blow to their fee-based income and net profits.
ASP: BoT mortgage rules to curb home loan growth
Oranan Paweewun, Published on 06/10/2018
» The Bank of Thailand’s new mortgage lending requirements, expected to take effect from the beginning of next year, will tame the growth pace of housing loans, particularly those extended by mid-scale and small mortgage lenders, according to Asia Plus Securities (ASP).
BoT statistics point to riskier mortgages
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 04/10/2018
» Almost half of new mortgages in the second quarter had a loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of more than 90%, and those with a loan-to-income (LTI) ratio above five times made up nearly one-third, says a senior official at the Bank of Thailand.
Analysts: Q2 reading may show slower GDP growth
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 14/08/2018
» Thailand's economic growth may have cooled in the second quarter as higher imports offset a boost from robust exports and tourism, economists say.
ADB raises full-year GDP view to 4.2% after Q1 surge
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 20/07/2018
» The Asian Development Bank upgraded Thailand's economic growth outlook to 4.2% this year following robust growth of 4.8% in the first quarter but is keeping its forecast for 2019 unchanged at 4.1%, says ADB's outlook supplement report.
Economists see range of 3.9-4.1% for Q1
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 18/05/2018
» Thailand's economic growth momentum is believed to have continued in the January-March quarter, but economists are divided on whether the growth rate outpaced the fourth quarter's 4%.