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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.
Escaping the debt cycle
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/07/2024
» A 25-year-old woman's struggles with debt of 307,000 baht went viral on social media recently when she asked for advice on how to manage what she owed. She earns 22,000 baht per month, with 6,000 baht going towards rent and 3,000 baht monthly for motorcycle loan payments.
Debt Clinic sees surge in applicants in Q1
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/05/2024
» The number of retail borrowers seeking assistance via the central bank’s Debt Clinic programme surged by 43% in the first quarter, indicating a growing resolve among financially vulnerable individuals to address non-performing loans (NPLs).
K-Research sees slight dip in debt
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/02/2023
» Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) forecasts household debt-to-GDP will decline to 84-86.5% this year from 86.8% in 2022.
BoT opens up Debt Clinic services to more borrowers
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/09/2022
» The Bank of Thailand has eased the conditions of the Debt Clinic's unsecured loan restructuring programme to let more borrowers apply for debt solutions, with additional restructuring options.
Debt Clinic sees surge in applicants
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/06/2022
» The number of applicants for the Debt Clinic's unsecured loan restructuring programme recently increased by 2-3 times to around 200,000 because of the impact of the Omicron variant.
Silver lining in the debt deluge
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/02/2022
» Sukhumvit Asset Management Company (SAM) is optimistic non-performing loans (NPLs) in the hotel and tourism-related sectors can be contained as some investors are keen to extend fresh funding for properties with potential in preparation for the medical tourism trend when travel ramps back up again.
Debt aid scheme directed at credit cards, personal loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/02/2021
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has added consumer loan solutions to cover debtors involved with the legal system through an online debt mediation scheme.
BoT begins probe into SAM's NPA and NPL sales
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/12/2020
» The Bank of Thailand is investigating irregular transactions at Sukhumvit Asset Management (SAM) related to non-performing asset (NPA) adjustment and non-performing loan (NPL) sales.
BoT adds debt restructure option
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/09/2020
» The Bank of Thailand is allowing unsecured loan borrowers to use collateral stemming from mortgage loans for debt restructuring through debt consolidation, with lower interest rates charged.