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Low-carbon economy looms
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/11/2025
» Thailand's carbon-intensive industries are under growing pressure to fast-track their green transition after the new government announced an ambitious plan to accelerate the country's net zero goal by 15 years, from 2065 to 2050.
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.
Citi Thailand projects 3.2% GDP growth
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/12/2024
» Citi Thailand is upbeat about the local economy in 2025, fuelled by domestic investments from both the public and private sectors, with tourism remaining a key driver of growth.
BoT okays 3 virtual bank licences
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/07/2023
» The Bank of Thailand has decided to grant only three virtual bank licences initially, saying the number is suitable to ensure stability of the local financial market and protect depositors from risk associated with new businesses.
Exploring efforts to ease dollar volatility
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/05/2023
» Regulations have limited growth of yuan-baht trade payment even as the central banks of Thailand and China have encouraged local currency settlement for quite some time.
SCB ramps up growth outlook to 3.9%
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/03/2023
» SCB Economic Intelligence Center (EIC), the research arm of Siam Commercial Bank, has upgraded its Thai economic growth forecast for 2023 to 3.9% from 3.4% because local and global economic trends are better than expected.
Venture capital cautious following SVB collapse
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/03/2023
» Local venture capital (VC) firms have raised their guard against investment in fintech and startups following the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) fallout in the US.
Baht surges amid US bank collapse
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/03/2023
» The baht on Monday surged against a significant fall in the US dollar mainly due to the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the market's expectation that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) would slow down its policy rate hikes.
BoT: Economy still on the road to recovery
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/04/2022
» While higher inflation agitated Thais and slowed the country's economy in March, the outlook remains a path towards recovery, according to the Bank of Thailand.
BoT licenses joint ventures to handle banks' bad debts
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/01/2022
» The Bank of Thailand announced conditions to establish a joint venture asset management company (JV AMC) to support financial institutions managing bad debt for the long term as the pandemic persists.