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KBank reports every loan segment stalls in first 5 months
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/05/2025
» Kasikornbank (KBank) has reported loan growth slowed during the first five months of this year, with all loan segments affected by sluggish economic conditions and uncertainty surrounding US tariff hikes.
The effort to clamp down on scams
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/09/2024
» Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, a People's Party list MP, recently slammed the Bank of Thailand governor for his slow action in tackling rampant call centre scams.
Money changers explore related services
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/01/2021
» Money changer companies are exploring new foreign exchange-related businesses to seek new income sources after their businesses have been drastically affected by the pandemic.
BoT not reacting to Fed rate cut
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/03/2020
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has no plan to call an emergency meeting following the US Federal Reserve's weekend decision to cut its policy rate to zero.
Inflation target narrows
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/12/2019
» The cabinet has approved the central bank's narrowed headline inflation target for next year to a range of 1-3% from this year's 1-4%, but this does not signal a change in monetary policy, says a senior official at the Bank of Thailand.
SCB, KBank take cue from BoT, hike fixed-deposit rates
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/01/2019
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and Kasikornbank (KBank) have raised their fixed-deposit rates by 25 basis points, following in the footsteps of Government Savings Bank (GSB), which partly passed through the central bank's higher rate in December.