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Cash handouts fuel ATM withdrawals
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/01/2025
» The 10,000-baht cash handout for the elderly has stimulated spending, with withdrawals from Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) ATMs surging 13.3 times on the first day of transfers.
BAAC upgrades app in bid to become a digital entity
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/11/2022
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has upgraded its A-Mobile banking app's capacities and renamed it A-Mobile Plus to facilitate rising numbers of customers and transactions.
PDMO launching cheap bonds via blockchain
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/06/2020
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) plans to sell 200 million baht worth of savings bonds with a smaller ticket at an unprecedented face value of 1 baht each through Krungthai Bank's (KTB) blockchain-based e-wallet to enable retail investors to better access the savings alternative.
Finance Ministry to issue savings bonds soon
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/05/2020
» The Finance Ministry plans to offer special savings bonds worth 50 billion baht to the public to give taxpayers more investment alternatives to earn higher income as low interest rates and economic uncertainty prevail.
Cash goes to 13.4m non-formal workers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/05/2020
» Some 13.4 million non-formal workers have been approved for the monthly 5,000-baht cash handout from the government, with the screening process expected to be completed on May 17.
GSB sets higher bar for 2020 lending
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/01/2020
» State-owned Government Savings Bank (GSB) aims to extend loans worth 550 billion baht and raise the customer base to cover 41% of the country's population this year.
Revenue revs up from supercar imports
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/10/2019
» Income from import duty on supercars, particularly Porsches and Bentleys, in the first 10 months of fiscal 2019 more than doubled from previous levels.
Customs pins hopes on digital system
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/05/2019
» The Customs Department has adopted the E-Coastal Trading System, aiming to streamline processes and facilitate trade convenience.
Ministry stretching PromptPay borders
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/07/2018
» The Finance Ministry is pushing electronic payment systems into Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to help Thai financial institutions access customers in these countries without opening physical branches there.
PDMO keen on big data
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/06/2018
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) plans to adopt big data technology to design savings bonds that will keep pace with the demands of investors of all ages, says a senior official.