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New state credit scoring set to cut rates
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/09/2025
» The Finance Ministry plans to launch Ari Score, a new credit scoring system for the public expected to help individuals gain greater access to loans at lower interest rates.
Banks expected to rejig home, car loans
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/12/2024
» Commercial banks are expected to help restructure retail home and car loans in line with government policies, says finance permanent secretary Lavaron Sangsnit.
Variety of tactics to prevent SME loans from turning sour
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/10/2020
» Despite being overshadowed by large conglomerates in size and financial stature, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have long been the backbone of Thailand's economy, helping to fuel the engine of growth for decades.
GH Bank urges larger home pool
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/02/2020
» State-owned GH Bank is set to propose the Finance Ministry raise the ceiling price of homes entitled to the bank's low-rate mortgages under the government's 1-million-unit budget residential scheme to 1.2 million baht per unit from 1 million, but the new maximum will be restricted to those located in Greater Bangkok.
Uttama prioritises e-payment growth
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/01/2020
» Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana is focused on expanding the national e-payment system, lifting the competitive edge of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and strengthening the grassroots economy in 2020.
GSB platform to pool small shop purchasing
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/10/2018
» State-owned Government Savings Bank (GSB) aims to attract 60,000 small shops and One Tambon One Product companies to participate in its sponsored online-to-offline (O2O) e-commerce platform to raise their bargaining power in purchasing goods from manufacturers.
SME Bank to use big data analytics to assess risk
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/04/2018
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) has linked information about tap water and electricity consumption to big data analytics technology to allow the state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) to better assess risks and make faster loan approval decisions.
Sepo preparing SME intelligence system
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/03/2018
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) is set to install an SME intelligence system to pool small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) data from all specialised financial institutions with the aim of gathering information to assign the best assistance measures for SMEs.
GH Bank sets cheap loans
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/02/2018
» State-owned GH Bank has rolled out a low-rate mortgage package charging 2.90% interest for the first two years in an effort to boost the bank's housing loan demand.