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Funding a sustainable revolution
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/06/2025
» Thailand is transitioning to a sustainable economy, marked in part by the implementation of Thailand Taxonomy Phase 2 on May 27, 2025, which focuses on a sustainable finance framework.
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.
NPLs for pickup trucks rise sharply
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/07/2024
» The National Credit Bureau (NCB) reported a 39% increase in bad debt for pickup truck loans in May.
Auto loan segment volatile
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/01/2024
» Thailand's uneven economic recovery has affected some auto loan borrowers and increased default risk.
Central bank allays NPL concerns
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/07/2020
» The banking industry's bad loans are seen climbing higher for the remaining period of the year, but the central bank is giving assurances that commercial banks' capital buffer is strong enough to tolerate rising non-performing loans (NPLs) if the economy shrinks 8.1% this year.
K-Research cuts 2020 growth view to 0.5% on virus impact
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/03/2020
» Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) has emerged as the most pessimistic among research houses, slashing its forecast for the country's GDP growth this year to 0.5% on the expectation that the coronavirus epidemic will wipe 410 billion baht off tourism receipts.
World Bank rings alarm on GDP view
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/01/2020
» The World Bank has warned that Thailand's average annual economic growth will be stuck below 3% if there is no significant increase in investment and productivity growth.
Small lenders unfazed
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/05/2019
» The impact from the Bank of Thailand's amended title loan regulation is expected to be minimal on the industry's lending growth, says Ngern Tid Lor (NTL) Co Ltd, a leading player in the business.
BoT on verge of raising growth view
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/03/2018
» The Bank of Thailand is likely to upgrade its economic growth forecast for this year at the policy rate meeting on March 28 after the economy fared better than expected, its chief says.