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BBL maintains loan growth target amid global volatility
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/04/2026
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) expects crude oil prices to remain elevated despite an eventual end to the war in the Middle East, while encouraging local businesses to accelerate their transition to alternative energy.
Krungsri joins hands with Invesco on asset advisory
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/03/2026
» Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya) remains confident it can sustain growth in assets under management (AUM) for foreign investment funds (FIF), despite heightened global uncertainties.
Growth to hit new depths
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/01/2026
» Thailand's economic growth this year is set to sink to a decade-long low, excluding the Covid-19 shock, as deep-seated structural problems, corruption and grey capital continue to weigh on the economy, Bank of Thailand governor Vitai Ratanakorn has warned.
Central bank anticipates growing uncertainty
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/01/2026
» The Bank of Thailand expects the recent US military operation in Venezuela to heighten global uncertainty in three areas -- military, trade and finance -- this year and next.
Bank chief calls for economic reform
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/09/2025
» Piti Tantakasem, chief executive at TMBThanachart Bank (ttb), has urged structural economic reform to enable the country to withstand persistent political instability.
BBL seeks to grow Indian base across the region
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/11/2024
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) wants to expand its Indian customer base across both Thailand and its Southeast Asia network to tap rising outbound investments from India.
Improved economic data in July
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 31/08/2024
» Economic data in July improved from the previous month, mainly attributed to exports and tourism, according to the Bank of Thailand.
Analysts expecting rate cuts to be delayed
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 21/05/2024
» Following better-than-expected GDP growth in the first quarter, research houses are predicting that the Bank of Thailand will delay any policy rate cut until the end of this year or next year.
SCB EIC calls for long-term restructure
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/12/2023
» SCB Economic Intelligence Center (EIC), the research arm of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), has sounded the alarm on lower potential growth for Thailand's economy in the long term, calling for structural reform.
EIC downgrades growth forecast for 2023
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/11/2022
» The Economic Intelligence Center (EIC), a research unit under Siam Commercial Bank, has slashed its 2023 GDP growth projection for Thailand due to the global economic slowdown and the increased likelihood of a recession in developed economies.