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Profit with a purpose
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/03/2026
» For decades, success in Thailand's corporate sector was measured largely by a single benchmark: profit. Today, the metrics are evolving as the global economic landscape changes.
Krungthai Bank trims NPL rate to 2.7% this year
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/11/2025
» Krungthai Bank (KTB) has exercised careful asset management, enabling the state-owned bank to reduce its non-performing loans (NPLs) excluding government-assisted contracts from 4.4% of the portfolio in 2020 to just 2.7% in the first nine months of this year, say executives.
Gulf turns down KBank's share repurchase request
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/11/2025
» Kasikornbank's (KBank) share repurchase programme has drawn market attention following reports that the bank asked its major shareholder, Gulf Development (Gulf) Plc, to refrain from selling KBank shares during the buyback period.
Leasing firms wary of tighter oversight
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 19/06/2025
» Leasing firms have expressed concerns over the Bank of Thailand's move to bring auto leasing and hire-purchase businesses under its supervision, saying tighter rules could push vulnerable borrowers towards informal lending.
Listed firms' earnings likely to fall below forecast
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 19/11/2024
» Listed companies posted total net profit of 193 billion baht in the third quarter, down 29% year-on-year and a 24% decrease from three months earlier, with analysts saying earnings for the whole of 2024 are likely to fall below their forecast.
Rabbit Care keen on Southeast Asia
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 17/04/2024
» Rabbit Care, Thailand's leading online insurance broker, is venturing into two new countries -- Vietnam and Indonesia -- as part of its Southeast Asia expansion strategy.
Cryptomind targets managing assets worth B3bn in 2024
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/03/2024
» Cryptomind Group Holdings is targeting assets under management (AUM) for the group's digital asset fund manager to triple to 3 billion baht this year, thanks to the cryptocurrency market bull run.
SEC to supervise digital asset custodians
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/09/2022
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added digital asset custodian as a business under its supervision to standardise preservation of digital assets and increase investor protection.
Digital dreams
News, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/03/2022
» Proud Limpongpan is chief strategy officer and chief marketing officer of Zipmex. With international experience in the tech and retail sectors, she has garnered wide-ranging media coverage from CNN, The New York Times and Vogue.
Zipmex mulling Asia-Pacific expansion
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 10/12/2021
» Zipmex, a digital asset exchange platform, is planning to expand its business to other countries in Asia-Pacific and is considering a partnership with a financial institution next year with the goal of becoming the region's leading digital exchange.