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Fitch says durable coalition crucial to fiscal outlook
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/02/2026
» A durable coalition will be critical to Thailand's post-election fiscal outlook and would help reduce the risk of a sovereign rating downgrade, says Fitch Ratings.
Credit card use to remain weak in Q4
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/11/2025
» Credit card spending during the final quarter of the year is expected to remain subdued, in line with the economy, despite the government's implementation of stimulus measures.
BoT predicts stimulus drives GDP growth in Q4
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/10/2025
» The Bank of Thailand expects the "Khon La Khrueng Plus" co-payment scheme to help drive GDP growth in the final quarter this year.
BoT forecasts 0.2% bump from stimulus package
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/10/2025
» The Bank of Thailand estimates the government's 66-billion-baht stimulus package will contribute roughly 0.2% to GDP growth.
New ministers may lift economic growth
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/09/2025
» Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) expects key economic cabinet appointments by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will lift public confidence and raise Thai GDP growth above earlier projections.
JSCCIB predicts Q4 recovery amid jabs
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/06/2021
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking (JSCCIB) expects the Thai economy to pick up in the fourth quarter this year -- faster than earlier projections of the first quarter of next year -- if the government can maintain momentum of its vaccine programme.
KTB makes most of TFRS 9
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/12/2019
» Krungthai Bank (KTB) plans to exploit the central bank's easing of loan-loss provisions under Thai Financial Reporting Standards 9 (TFRS 9), which enables banks to set aside reserves of 1% for new loans over the course of three years, starting from 2020.
SCB unscathed by Mae Manee scam
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 31/10/2019
» Even though the multi-billion-baht Mae Manee Ponzi scheme used the same name as a character Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) uses to build customer awareness, the bank insists its reputation has not been affected as victims recognise the difference between the investment fraud scheme and the bank.
Thai banking's man of letters follows his heart
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/01/2019
» Although Winyou Chaiyawan, chief executive of Thai Credit Retail Bank (TCRB), has a hectic schedule steering his family business amid fierce competition, he has never abandoned his passion for writing.
SCB eyes September launch of digital lending to SMEs
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/08/2018
» Siam Commercial Bank, the country's second-largest lender by assets, is set to introduce its digital lending service for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on the SCB Easy mobile banking platform next month.