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Thailand faces 20 years of low growth
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/12/2023
» The World Bank expects Thailand's potential growth to be the lowest among Asean economies over the next 20 years because of the country's ageing demographics and a slowdown in private investment.
Easy loans for all
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/08/2022
» Major banks have continued to tap the underbanked, aiming to promote financial inclusion and further expand their customer base.
SCB Abacus growth lures tech investors
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/09/2021
» SCB Abacus, an alternative digital lending platform under Siam Commercial Bank, has raised US$12 million (396 million baht) in a Series A funding round and targets digital loan growth of 10 times this year.
BoT rules out IMF help, cites fundamentals
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 21/07/2020
» Thailand does not need financial assistance from the IMF during the pandemic because of the country's strong economic fundamentals and the financial sector, says the Bank of Thailand.
Thai banking's man of letters follows his heart
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/01/2019
» Although Winyou Chaiyawan, chief executive of Thai Credit Retail Bank (TCRB), has a hectic schedule steering his family business amid fierce competition, he has never abandoned his passion for writing.
Like father, like son? Only to a degree.
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/10/2018
» The adage "a chip off the old block" holds true for Benjarong Suwankiri, an economist like his father, though the elder man is better known in political life.
Bank of Thailand digital currency scheduled for 2019
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/08/2018
» The first phase of the Bank of Thailand's wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which will be used for interbank fund transfers, is expected to be completely developed by the first quarter of next year, says the central bank.
Back for some home cooking
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/12/2017
» Tech whiz Orapong Thien-Ngern recently stepped down from his position as managing director of Microsoft Thailand to lead Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) as it heads for the dangerous waters of fintech.
Drawing on experience
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/08/2017
» Pete's Philosophy is a Facebook page created by Suripong Tantiyanon, Visa's country manager for Thailand, to give inspiration for life and work to more than 100,000 fans. He made the page for fun three years ago during a short career break after resigning from Siam Commercial Bank (SCB).
Staying on through thick and thin
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/01/2017
» When it comes to making a beeline for the executive ranks, job-hopping appears to be the new norm. But at Citigroup (Citi), Vira-anong Chiranakhorn Phutrakul has shown that workplace loyalty can also help one reach the top rungs of the corporate ladder.