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Banks focus on selective segments for auto loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/01/2026
» Banks are adopting mixed strategies for auto loans this year, focusing on selective segments amid weak consumer purchasing power.
Reform effort urged for incoming administration
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/01/2026
» The new government is being advised to step up efforts to pursue economic reforms, with a primary focus on the tourism, agriculture and industrial sectors, or risk economic growth of only 1–2% a year, economists say.
New SCB chief likely to move over from card division
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/01/2026
» SCB X Group, a financial technology conglomerate and holding company of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), looks set to appoint the head of Card X as SCB's next top executive as the group prepares for broad management changes.
Filling a prescription for career success
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/04/2020
» Like many graduates who embark on a career to match the degree they earned, Pipit Aneaknithi started out as a pharmacist until his passion to make a difference turned him into a banker.
Central bank sets floor for pandemic debt support
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 26/03/2020
» The Bank of Thailand has set guidelines for minimum assistance that financial institutions must offer to debtors to ease their financial burden amid the pandemic, effective from April 1.
MPC keeps policy rate unchanged
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 26/09/2019
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held the policy rate steady on Wednesday but again slashed its economic growth forecast, from 3.3% to 2.8%.
KBank eyes 'selective basis' for loss provision
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 21/09/2019
» Kasikornbank (KBank) plans to put more focus on setting aside loan-loss provisions for corporate customers on a selective basis after the central bank enforces new requirements to comply with Thai Financial Reporting Standards version 9 (TFRS 9).
BoT requiring risk management boards
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 03/01/2019
» The Bank of Thailand is demanding that all commercial banks set up a risk management board by the middle of 2019 as part of efforts to strengthen risk management to protect financial stability.