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Agency preps plan for the silver economy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/12/2025
» The government planning unit is crafting a comprehensive strategy for the "silver economy", a market valued at 2.45 trillion baht and projected to grow significantly as the nation transitions to an aged society.
Call for measures to halt surge in bad debt
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/06/2025
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) wants to improve the conditions for debt restructuring to prevent special mention (SM) loans from deteriorating into non-performing loans (NPLs), after a noticeable increase in the former in last year's fourth quarter.
State advised to help support senior housing
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/11/2024
» The government is being urged to support senior housing projects by offering tax incentives and low-interest loans.
BAAC eager to develop 50,000 young smart farmers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/03/2024
» State-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has set a goal to create 50,000 young smart farmers in five years, with a commitment to support low-interest loans totalling 55 billion baht.
Apec session to focus on carbon credits, tax
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/01/2022
» The carbon tax and carbon credit markets will be major topics of discussion at the finance ministers' meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Thailand this year, says Fiscal Policy Office adviser Warotai Kosolpisitkul.
Housing rental plan sped up
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/04/2021
» The National Housing Authority (NHA) has been ordered to speed up the rental housing scheme for low-income earners under the "Baan Kheha Sukpracha" project.
Aiming to be the social bank
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/11/2020
» 'Size does not matter" has become a mantra for the Government Savings Bank (GSB), one of Thailand's largest financial institutions by total assets, in its push to become a fully integrated social bank under the helm of Vitai Ratanakorn.
Predee quits finance post
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/09/2020
» Finance Minister Predee Daochai has resigned after only 26 days in the job in the wake of a reported conflict with his deputy over the appointment of the director-general of the Excise Department.
TMB-TBank to formalise in August
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/08/2019
» TMB Bank and Thanachart Bank will sign a merger agreement this month, sealing a deal to create the sixth-largest bank in Thailand, with assets of almost 2 trillion baht.
TMB-TBank marriage creeps a step closer
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/07/2019
» Due diligence for the merger of TMB Bank and Thanachart Bank (TBank) is almost complete, marking a step towards the formation of a single bank expected to provide financial services by December.