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UOB: Economic growth depends on stability
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/02/2026
» Effective implementation of the new government's policies will be pivotal in building investor confidence and attracting both foreign portfolio inflows and foreign direct investment (FDI) into Thailand, according to UOB Thailand.
Banks help sugar farmers combat PM2.5
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/04/2025
» The amount of PM2.5 air pollution has increased in Thailand in recent years, driven by multiple factors such as industrial manufacturing, the widespread use of internal combustion engine-powered vehicles, and the open burning of garbage and agricultural crop residue.
AI expected to enhance SCB Easy app
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/01/2025
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is focused on strengthening the capabilities of its SCB Easy mobile banking app as it seeks to drive up income generated through its digital platform.
BoT predicts two-year recovery path
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/07/2020
» Thailand's economy is expected to take two years to fully recuperate, assuming there is widespread administration of a coronavirus vaccine, says the Bank of Thailand's chief.
BoT boss signals challenges ahead
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/11/2019
» Demographic shifts, climate change, alterations in value chains, digital transformation and excess global liquidity with historically high leverage are major trends that have implications for the economy through 2025, says the chief of the Bank of Thailand.
Populist policies hurting farmers: BoT's think tank
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/06/2019
» Long-standing state subsidies have distorted crop prices, sunk farmers deeper in debt and contributed to falling productivity and higher inequality in resource accessibility, says the Bank of Thailand's think tank.
BBL maintains NPL caution despite better asset quality
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/03/2019
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) is keeping its guard up with plans to set aside loanloss provisions this year at the same level as last year to cope with global economic uncertainties, despite improving asset quality.
Banks partner with fintech firms to fill talent shortage
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/09/2018
» Large banks are hopping on the fintech bandwagon by forging partnerships to address the tech talent shortage.
MPC: GDP improving, but domestic recovery remains uneven
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 31/05/2018
» Thai economic growth momentum has picked up pace, driven largely by robust exports, but the domestic recovery remains uneven, cramped by swelling low-income household debt, according to the edited minutes of the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting released yesterday.
KBank digital lending busts out of the gate
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/05/2018
» Kasikornbank's (KBank) digital lending got off to a good start with 500 million baht worth of unsecured loans being extended to individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the first quarter.