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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.
Small firms get B60bn funding for sustainability
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/03/2025
» Banks have provided financing worth up to 60 billion baht to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to support their transition to sustainability, according to the Bank of Thailand.
Facebook approaches BoT on Libra
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/07/2019
» The Bank of Thailand will schedule a meeting with Facebook to discuss the social media giant's much-touted Libra cryptocurrency.
BoT to discuss Libra with Facebook
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/07/2019
» The Bank of Thailand will enter into talks with Facebook about the social media giant's proposed cryptocurrency called Libra.
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.
Banks mull novel debt ratio rule
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/01/2019
» Commercial banks are expected to finalise a single standard for debt service ratio (DSR) in the first half of this year, as required by the Bank of Thailand, as a tool for controlling risk and reducing the household debt that is at a stubbornly high level.
BBL frets about 2019 as buyer sentiment dwindles
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/12/2018
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) has voiced concerns that sluggish private consumption could lower the country's GDP growth to below 4% next year.
BoT: Low income curbing recovery
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 31/03/2018
» Soft purchasing power caused by lower household income in both the farm and non-farm sectors has hindered a broad-based economic recovery, says a senior official at the Bank of Thailand.
SCBT forecasts 4.3% GDP growth for 2018
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/01/2018
» Thailand's economic growth outlook is expected to remain bright this year, with a 4.3% forecast attributed to improvement in manufacturing, services, and agricultural sectors, says Standard Chartered Bank Thai (SCBT).