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Joint initiative touts sustainable living
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/09/2025
» Consumers have the power to drive sustainability through their spending choices, especially when it comes to home products and energy use.
SCB trims retail banking unit amid debt avalanche
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/09/2025
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is scaling back its retail banking business in response to the country's elevated household debt and the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI).
Auto industry on thin ice
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/01/2025
» The Bank of Thailand has expressed concerns about the uncertainty surrounding new car sales in Thailand this year and the increasing challenges facing the country's automotive industry in the medium term.
Banks still discussing JV-AMC feasibility
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/02/2023
» Banks remain interested in setting up joint venture asset management companies (JV-AMCs) as an option to manage their non-performing loans (NPLs).
Rising rates sustain gains in banks' profits
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/01/2023
» The trend of rising interest rates supported net profit growth among Thai banks last year, while the banking industry saw strong demand for loans in line with the country's economic recovery.
The power of joining forces
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/08/2022
» A joint venture asset management company (JV AMC) business model is the country's innovative solution for handling non-performing loans (NPLs) in the banking sector, said Suthirak Traichira-Aporn, chief executive of JK Asset Management (JK AMC), in an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post.
IMF praises stimulus
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/11/2019
» Now is a good time for Thailand to implement stimulus measures to rev up its economic growth momentum, weighed down by the global slowdown, given the availability of policy space, says the IMF chief.
IMF, EIC predict growth of less than 3%
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/10/2019
» The IMF forecasts Thailand's GDP growth to slow to 2.9% this year before improving marginally to 3% in 2020, while the Economic Intelligence Center (EIC) under Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) sees growth of 2.8% for this year and next.
BoT pours cold water on export view
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/11/2018
» The Bank of Thailand has grown more pessimistic about the prospects of achieving its export growth forecast of 9% this year as the intensifying trade dispute between the world's top economies dampens global demand.