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Alarm on strong baht
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/09/2025
» The continued appreciation of the baht against the US dollar, if left unaddressed, could weaken Thailand's competitiveness in both tourism and exports relative to its regional peers, cautions SCB EIC, the research centre under Siam Commercial Bank (SCB).
The value of a financial plan
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/08/2025
» In recent months, Thais have faced a series of unsettling events. While the country awaits the impact of US tariffs, rising tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border add to the growing sense of unease.
MPC raises alarm on headwinds
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/08/2021
» The Bank of Thailand is concerned about business closures and layoffs attributed to the prolonged Covid-19 outbreak, which is adding significant downside risks to the economy.
BoT predicts two-year recovery path
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/07/2020
» Thailand's economy is expected to take two years to fully recuperate, assuming there is widespread administration of a coronavirus vaccine, says the Bank of Thailand's chief.
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.
NCB: Youth piling up debt
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/09/2019
» The number of credit-eligible Gen Z applicants for credit cards increased significantly in the second quarter, suggesting that this generation is piling up debt, according to National Credit Bureau (NCB) data.
Digital Ventures secures fresh funds for China plays
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/11/2018
» Digital Ventures Co Ltd (DV), a corporate venture capital arm of Siam Commercial Bank, has raised a further US$50 million (1.64 billion baht) in funds for technology investment in China.
MPC: GDP improving, but domestic recovery remains uneven
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 31/05/2018
» Thai economic growth momentum has picked up pace, driven largely by robust exports, but the domestic recovery remains uneven, cramped by swelling low-income household debt, according to the edited minutes of the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting released yesterday.