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Exporters confront carbon footprints
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/03/2026
» Thai exporters are under growing pressure to accelerate their transition to low-carbon production, as the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) came into force on Jan 1, though its effects have been felt for several years.
Bangkok Bank urges government emphasis on foreign direct investment
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/01/2026
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) has called on the new government to emphasise investment support to accommodate an anticipated increase in foreign trade and investment flows across Southeast Asia over five years.
Escaping the debt cycle
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/07/2024
» A 25-year-old woman's struggles with debt of 307,000 baht went viral on social media recently when she asked for advice on how to manage what she owed. She earns 22,000 baht per month, with 6,000 baht going towards rent and 3,000 baht monthly for motorcycle loan payments.
CIMBT bullish on secondary market
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/10/2021
» CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) aims to achieve a 30% growth rate in corporate bond trading in the secondary market next year.
BoT: Firms expect normalcy in Q1 2022
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/08/2021
» Nearly half of businesses expect normal Thai life to resume in the first quarter of next year, according to a Bank of Thailand survey.
Banks: Not all SMEs get soft loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/04/2020
» Bankers admit the Bank of Thailand's 500-billion-baht soft loan package will not be offered to all small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by the pandemic because of credit constraints.
NCB: Youth piling up debt
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/09/2019
» The number of credit-eligible Gen Z applicants for credit cards increased significantly in the second quarter, suggesting that this generation is piling up debt, according to National Credit Bureau (NCB) data.
SCB offers QR payment at noodle franchise shop
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/01/2019
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is offering credit card-based QR code payment at local noodle franchise shop Chysee Mee Kiew, providing a credit line of up to 45 days -- unusual among most QR code e-payments, which draw from savings accounts.
Tri-party meets for system security agenda
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/09/2018
» Tightening the existing practical guidelines for financial transaction executions is at the top of the agenda for today's tri-party meeting with the Bank of Thailand, aiming to prevent future system crashes and help restore consumer confidence in digital banking transactions.