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Choppy waters for new BoT boss
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 29/09/2025
» Vitai Ratanakorn, the former president of Government Savings Bank (GSB), assumes the helm at the Bank of Thailand on Oct 1, with the change coming at a precarious time as the nation faces a complex mix of internal and external challenges.
Thai consumer spending tightens
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 26/05/2025
» Quiet tourist attractions with fewer guests and complaints from local merchants about stagnant purchasing power have become more pronounced, as the Thai economy braces for another slump in the second quarter, which is typically a low season for spending.
One Map system aims to end disputes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/03/2025
» Authorities in Nakhon Ratchasima are turning to the One Map system to help them address many disputes concerning overlapping land boundaries in Wang Nam Khieo and Pak Chong districts.
The thorny roots of debt
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 18/11/2024
» Overwhelming debt has been the key issue during economic discussions the past several months, as it contributes to declining car sales and weak demand for property, particularly in the low-income segment.
Drowning in debt
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 19/06/2023
» Household debt has long been a concern for Thailand, impeding consumer spending and hindering economic growth.
Korn's party pushes tax cuts for lower-income bracket
Post Reporters, Published on 23/01/2023
» The Chartpattanakla Party has proposed a tax restructuring under which people earning 40,000 baht or less a month as a salary or for freelance work would enjoy an income tax cut.
An impressive showing for M&A
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2019
» Thailand experienced strong merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2019, with deals including the US$2.7-billion (81.3-billion-baht) acquisition by Bangkok Bank of Indonesia's PT Bank Permata in December and Hong Kong-based FWD Group's purchase of Siam Commercial Bank Life Assurance for 92.7 billion baht in July.
A heady 12 months
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 25/12/2019
» The clock is ticking down to the year-end, and the Bangkok Post's Business section has selected the top events of 2019.
TMB rakes in B38bn through exercising TMB-T1
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 04/12/2019
» TMB Bank has raised 38 billion baht through its shareholders' exercise of transferable subscription rights (TMB-T1) for newly issued shares as part of its planned acquisition of Thanachart Bank (TBank), worth 167 billion baht.
Storm clouds gather over economic view
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 10/06/2019
» Caught in the crossfire between a trade spat of the world's superpowers and marred by lacklustre confidence at home, Thailand's economy faces an uphill task to resuscitate growth in the second half.