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BoT seeks centre to tackle banks' unsecured NPLs
Business, Published on 30/11/2016
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) wants to set up a centre to address commercial lenders' unsecured loans that have turned sour in an attempt to lower bad debts.
BoT calls for sandbox trial submissions from 2017
Business, Published on 21/09/2016
» Bank of Thailand will allow financial institutions and non-bank players to submit requests to experiment with financial technology innovations in a regulatory sandbox from first quarter of 2017.
BoT assigns baht-ringgit duty
Business, Published on 17/02/2016
» The Bank of Thailand will appoint Bangkok Bank (BBL) and Kasikornbank (KBank) to handle baht-ringgit clearing service, a senior official says.
Mortgage law changes postponed
Published on 17/12/2014
» The Bank of Thailand has decided to defer implementation of a new law related to guarantees and third-party mortgages that had been set to take effect next February.
SET: Nothing unusual behind sell-off
Published on 17/12/2014
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand says it found no irregularities in Monday's stock plunge as battered Thai shares Tuesday extended their six-day skid.
Exports fall, but consumption edges up
Business, Published on 01/11/2014
» The Bank of Thailand says weak exports and domestic consumption resulted in a slower-than-expected economic rebound in the third quarter.
Central bank mulls new rules for SFIs
Business, Published on 09/10/2014
» The Bank of Thailand expects to implement a different regulatory standard to supervise specialised financial institutions (SFIs) in terms of liquidity management and provision of loan-loss reserves, says a senior central bank official.
BoT: GDP may miss 1.5%
Business, Published on 01/10/2014
» The Bank of Thailand has warned that the country may not achieve its 1.5% economic growth forecast this year after official August figures underscored slack economic momentum.
Academics back tax reform
Business, Published on 30/09/2014
» Thammasat University economics lecturers have thrown their support behind a land and buildings tax and hiking value-added tax (VAT) to boost state coffers and stabilise the fiscal budget.
BoT rejects any new policy easing
Business, Published on 11/09/2014
» The Bank of Thailand has pointed out that public spending is a major engine of economic growth, signalling that further easing of monetary policy is not the right approach to support expansion.