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Study: Small firms must focus on profit
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/02/2026
» Krungthai Compass suggests improving profit margins should be the top priority for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to address persistent liquidity shortages and high debt burdens.
Growth to hit new depths
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/01/2026
» Thailand's economic growth this year is set to sink to a decade-long low, excluding the Covid-19 shock, as deep-seated structural problems, corruption and grey capital continue to weigh on the economy, Bank of Thailand governor Vitai Ratanakorn has warned.
Nation faces GDP slip if House is dissolved
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/06/2025
» Tisco Economic Strategic Unit (Tisco ESU), the research arm of Tisco Financial Group, believes Thailand's GDP could contract by 1 percentage point in the event of a dissolution of the House of Representatives.
SCB shoots for 20% return on equity
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/12/2021
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) aims to increase return on equity (ROE) to 20% in five years as part of the bank's ongoing restructuring.
Bank of Thailand readies rejig of fees
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/02/2020
» The Bank of Thailand plans to implement practice guidelines to regulate financial institutions' fee charge calculation for products and services in the third quarter as part of a push for a fairer fee structure, a senior official says.
New rules on fees seek cost fairness
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/01/2020
» The Bank of Thailand is requiring financial institutions to adjust prepayment charges for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and personal loans and late-payment fees for SME, personal and mortgage loans based on actual costs, with immediate effect.
Central bank pushes chip-based cash cards
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/09/2019
» The Bank of Thailand has urged holders of 20 million magnetic-stripe ATM and debit cards to change to chip-based cards by year-end to avoid being unable to use the cards after Jan 16, 2020.
Banks extend QR code platforms across Asia
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/01/2019
» Several banks are poised to expand the scope of QR code payment service abroad, aiming to advance efforts towards a cashless society.