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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.
KTC partnership to offer car title loans at post offices
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/03/2025
» Krungthai Card (KTC), a non-bank subsidiary of Krungthai Bank, has teamed up with Thailand Post to offer car title loans at post offices. The partnership aims to generate 45 million baht in new loans over the next three months.
New baht banknotes scarce ahead of Chinese New Year
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/01/2025
» Demand for newly printed banknotes has surged in the run-up to the Chinese New Year festival, resulting in a shortage of fresh notes.
Virtual bank race: 5 in the running
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/09/2024
» The Bank of Thailand has received five applications for three virtual bank licences, with two of the bidders set to drop out of the race over the following year.
Index posts 12-month high in June
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/07/2024
» The manufacturing sector posted its highest growth in a year last month, driven by rising manufacturer confidence, according to S&P Global.
Credit card firms to meet BoT as debt accumulates
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/10/2022
» The Credit Card Club, a unit of the Thai Bankers' Association, plans to meet with the Bank of Thailand to share information about the credit card market to address the regulator's concerns over rising household debt stemming from unsecured loans.
Southeast Insurance vows to settle claims
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/09/2021
» Southeast Insurance has pledged to clear up 8,000 accumulated claims for the Covid-19 insurance policies within two weeks as the company has already finished installing the digital process and increased the number of staff handling claims to speed up clearing the claim documents.
Diversifying service amid a pandemic
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/04/2021
» The pandemic has pushed Superrich Thailand Forex (STR Forex) to think of new ways to do business in order to survive.
Veerathai rules out central bank encore
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 26/05/2020
» Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob will not apply for a second term after his five-year tenure expires on Sept 30, citing family reasons.
Krungsri Consumer readies B50bn for debt relief
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/04/2020
» Krungsri Consumer, an unsecured loan unit under Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), has prepared cash flow worth 50 billion baht for the debt relief scheme's implementation over the course of two months, its chief says.