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High hopes for virtual banks
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/06/2025
» Financial literacy is crucial in enhancing consumer understanding ahead of the arrival of virtual banks, which aim to improve financial accessibility for underserved groups.
BoT board boss pick delay
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/10/2024
» A committee organised to pick a new chairman of the board for the Bank of Thailand has postponed its selection until further notice amid concerns of possible political interference from several people, including former BoT governor Tarisa Watanagase.
Mortgage rejection rates likely to persist
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/08/2024
» Mortgage applications for homes priced below 3 million baht will likely continue to face higher rejection rates over the next two years because of a slowdown in the residential segment.
Older banknotes pushed for occasions
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/06/2024
» The Bank of Thailand has requested consumers use banknotes that are already in circulation to mark special occasions rather than demanding newly printed ones to allow for the longer time frame that banknotes are now in circulation.
PIER: Declining unity may hit growth
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/10/2021
» The Bank of Thailand's Puey Ungphakorn Institution for Economic Research (PIER) believes the country's differences of opinion could have an effect on future Thai economic growth as people's trust in one another declined over a 10-year period.
CTBC banking on Thai SMEs
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/08/2021
» Taiwan-based CTBC Bank (CTBC), a major shareholder of Land and Houses Bank (LH Bank), sees high growth potential of Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the long term, though the SME segment is still facing hardships amid the pandemic, LH Bank president Chompoonoot Pathomporn said in an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post.
Fitch predicts banks to face challenging times ahead
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/03/2021
» Fitch Ratings Thailand forecasts Thai commercial banks' profitability to be restricted for the next few years, given the country's slow pace of economic recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Line BK targets 1m digital loan customers in first year
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/10/2020
» Line BK, a social banking platform in Thailand formed by a collaboration between Kasikornbank (KBank) and Line Corporation, plans to increase its customer base to 1 million during the first year of business operation.
CIMBT boss Adisorn to leave post in September
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/06/2020
» CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) president and chief executive Adisorn Sermchaiwong is stepping down, effective Sept 15.
B36bn in SME soft loans drawn down
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/05/2020
» Some 22,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have taken out 36 billion baht in soft loans sponsored by the Bank of Thailand in the weeks since the application period opened.