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Bank of Thailand seeking nod to expand portfolio
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 08/12/2015
» The central bank's move to amend the investment regulations of its foreign reserve management is awaiting cabinet approval after its recent endorsement by the Finance Ministry.
UOB (Thai) readies for AEC lending rush
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 27/11/2015
» Thailand remains on the radar for loan expansion in the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) segment because of the expected rise in trade volume from the coming integrated Asean market, says United Overseas Bank (Thai).
BoT waits for signal to raise interest rate
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 25/11/2015
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will begin normalising the policy interest rate once the pace of Thailand's economic recovery becomes clearer, says a senior central bank official.
Krungthai Bank nears B100bn deal
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 19/11/2015
» The Finance Ministry plans to acquire the entire 55% stake in Krungthai Bank (KTB) held by the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF) in a deal worth 100 billion baht.
Non-life premiums to grow by 2%
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 17/11/2015
» Non-life insurance premiums are expected to expand by 2% this year on the strength of policies for miscellaneous accidents, says the Thai General Insurance Association.
Q3 likely to stay frigid
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 16/11/2015
» Year-on-year growth is likely to show further cooling in the third quarter due largely to last year's high base effect and prolonged sluggishness in domestic demand and private investment, say economists.
Baht nosedives as investors bet on Fed rate increase
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 10/11/2015
» The baht weakened yesterday to just shy of 36 to the US dollar as the latter gained, with investors raising their bets on monetary tightening in the world's largest economy next month following strong US jobs figures.
No rate change expected this time round
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 02/11/2015
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to keep its policy interest rate unchanged next Wednesday, but another rate cut before year-end cannot be ruled out given tepid economic conditions, say economists.
Buyer beware
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 02/11/2015
» Using a credit card for your daily shopping or that occasional spree is a convenient form of payment. But think twice before gaily handing over your card to the counter cashier, for criminals and swindlers have been honing their skills to fraudulently get their hands on other people's credit cards.
BoT official: Rate policy to stay loose
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 29/09/2015
» The Bank of Thailand's rate-setting panel will maintain its relaxed monetary policy stance to accommodate a gradual economic recovery, but there is gunpowder for further easing if necessary, says a senior central bank official.