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Loan quality continues to sag
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/10/2025
» Asset management companies (AMCs) expect roughly 50% of special mention (SM) loans to continue to deteriorate into non-performing loans (NPLs) over the next three years.
KBank targets revenue through management of bad loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/10/2024
» Kasikornbank (KBank) is seeking new revenue streams through the management of bad assets via its joint venture asset management companies (JV-AMCs), in response to the rising trend of non-performing loans (NPLs).
Beating back debt beasties
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/11/2018
» A recent news item captured public attention about a female school director in Kamphaeng Phet province who guaranteed student loan fund (SLF) debt for her 60 students, 21 of whom defaulted. After her finances ran dry, the court ordered seizure of her assets, a stark reminder that debt can ruin even a guarantor's life.
Like father, like son? Only to a degree.
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/10/2018
» The adage "a chip off the old block" holds true for Benjarong Suwankiri, an economist like his father, though the elder man is better known in political life.
BoT tells banks to tackle cybersecurity
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/08/2018
» The Bank of Thailand has instructed all banks to make cybersecurity a priority, develop systems to tackle unauthorised access and offer compensation in the event of financial losses from a data breach.