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Analyst: Mortgage concerns not urgent
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/09/2018
» Risks from overextended mortgage lending, which has the Bank of Thailand concerned, will not lead to the kind of systematic risk that snowballed into the Asian financial crisis in 1997, given that the majority of presales are real demand, says Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research).
PromptPay transfers grow sixfold in Q2
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 21/09/2018
» Waiving fees for digital transactions since late March has not only substantially boosted banks' online transactions but also individual money transfers via the PromptPay platform, which surged sixfold in the second quarter.
Amro eyes amiable Thai policy rate
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/06/2018
» Thailand's monetary policy is expected to remain accommodative until year-end, given that high foreign reserves and subdued inflation provide the policy space, says the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (Amro).
Boonterm unfazed by no fees
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/04/2018
» MAI-listed Forth Smart Service Plc (FSMART), the country's largest top-up machine provider under the Boonterm brand, has moved to ease concerns over banks' no-fee digital transactions, saying almost all Boonterm customers are unbanked.
SAM arranging debt collection unit
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/04/2017
» Sukhumvit Asset Management (SAM), a wholly owned bad-asset management firm under the Financial Institutions Development Fund, is seeking central bank approval to dip its toes into debt collection service for consumer loans.
Loan demand expected to raise rates
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/01/2017
» Banks' lending rates are expected to start rising in the second half of this year due to stronger loan demand prompted by the improving economy and accelerated state investment in big-ticket infrastructure projects, says TMB Bank's chief.
Overhaul to broaden MAI appeal
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/10/2015
» Raising the market capitalisation of the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) to appeal to more investors is the focus of the government's capital market reform, says Banyong Pongpanich, a member of the State Enterprises Policy Commission and chairman of Phatra Securities Co.
Growth on the cards at KTC
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/06/2014
» Krungthai Card (KTC) is going upcountry to tap increasing demand for credit cards as purchasing power rises in provincial areas.
Srisawad keeps NPLs low
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/05/2014
» Prudent risk management and a close relationship with its borrowers has helped Srisawad Ngern Tid Lor (Money on Wheel) prevent bad loans during a tough economy, despite many borrowers living hand-to-mouth, says the company's head.
BBL charts cautious course after MPC cut
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/06/2013
» The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the benchmark rate 10 days ago, but Bangkok Bank (BBL), the country's biggest lender by assets, remains coy on the matter.