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New fund may finance electric rail lines
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/02/2026
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) is studying guidelines for establishing a 200-billion-baht Thailand Future Fund to acquire all electric railway projects in Bangkok and surrounding areas, bringing them under state ownership.
Office to sell off shares using mark-to-market
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/11/2024
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) plans to gradually sell shares held by the Finance Ministry with a stake of less than 50% over the next 4-5 years, using a mark-to-market pricing method.
Finance Ministry seeking cabinet nod to sell shares
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/10/2024
» The Finance Ministry is preparing to propose to the cabinet in December the sale of both listed and unlisted shares held by the ministry. This will involve over 100 enterprises in which the ministry holds a stake of less than 50%.
Ministry seeks quicker probe of listed firms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/07/2023
» The Finance Ministry is proposing prompt collective action to speed up the examination of listed companies in order to contain damage to the capital market, says permanent secretary Krisada Chinavicharana.
Planting the seeds for smart farming
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/08/2021
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) wants to develop and nurture smart farmers who use innovation to increase production and farming efficiency.
Govt 'won't back' billion-baht THAI cash injection
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/05/2021
» The Finance Ministry will not recapitalise financially troubled Thai Airways (THAI) of which it is the biggest shareholder, the State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO) chief said.
GSB paving a pathway to leasing after ASL stake buy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/06/2019
» State-owned Government Savings Bank aims to dip its toe into the leasing business after acquiring a 25% stake in online securities broker ASL Securities, as GSB seeks to provide a full range of financial services to meet customer demand.
Ministry gears up for amalgamation
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/01/2019
» The Finance Ministry is gearing up for a fresh capital injection to retain its TMB Bank shareholding in the event that a proposed amalgamation of TMB and Thanachart Bank (TBank) comes to fruition.
Apisak seeks IBank uptick before sale
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/01/2019
» The Finance Ministry wants to sell shares of Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank) at a premium after the state-owned bank showed signs of a turnaround.
Merger offers for TMB include volving TBank, KTB
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/12/2018
» TMB Bank has received multiple merger and acquisition (M&A) offers from financial institutions such as Thanachart Bank (TBank) and Krungthai Bank (KTB), says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.