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Households seek more credit
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 11/07/2016
» Personal loans expanded again in May, indicating that households are still struggling and seeking fresh borrowing.
World Bank keeps Thai growth forecast at 2.5%
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 29/06/2016
» The World Bank has maintained Thailand's economic growth forecast this year at 2.5% due to impetus from fiscal stimulus and increasing tourism revenue.
Q2 growth of less than 3% foreseen
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 11/08/2015
» Second-quarter figures are expected to show the economy expanded at a weaker pace than in the first quarter, at less than 3% year-on-year.
Moody's sounds warning
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 11/06/2015
» Concerns are mounting over Thailand's individual and SME borrowers, as their debt leverage ratio and asset quality are seen to be increasingly vulnerable to the sluggish economic growth conditions, says Moody's Investors Service.
Superboard poised for battle
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 05/07/2014
» A state enterprise superboard set up by the junta will be ready to make its first policy-setting moves by the middle of next week, says Prasarn Trairatvorakul, a superboard member and the Bank of Thailand governor.
Beware 'populist policy trap'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 04/02/2014
» The government should abandon its non-welfare populist policies on the grounds that Thailand could fall further into the middle-income trap and face low productivity, says an economist.
Economic loss 'less than from floods'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 09/01/2014
» Even though the potential impact on the economy from the planned Bangkok shutdown remains uncertain, the scale of the loss is expected to be less than that from the 2011 floods, economists say.
Post launches Thai edition of 'Forbes'
News, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 05/06/2013
» Post Publishing Plc has launched <i>Forbes Thailand</i> magazine at a time of growing economic opportunity driven by upcoming regional integration.