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Allianz urges consolidating to innovate
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 06/11/2017
» German insurer Allianz has urged more consolidation in order to develop and support innovation in the Thai insurance industry, especially for property and casualty insurance.
Baht appreciates to 30-month high
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 17/11/2017
» The baht rose to 32.95 versus the greenback Thursday, hitting a 30-month high, with Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob saying the firmer baht is in line with regional peers, driven by the US dollar's retreat.
BAY targets 10.5% mortgage growth
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 21/09/2017
» Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), the country's fifth-largest bank by assets, aims for 10.5% growth in total mortgages this year, outperforming the industry's softer forecast of 6%.
BoT mulls further anti-speculation steps
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 22/08/2017
» The Bank of Thailand may consider additional measures to curb baht speculation after occasional increases in the volume of foreign exchange transactions have been detected, says a senior official at the central bank.
Refinn eyes website customer growth
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 05/09/2017
» Refinn International Dot Com, a fintech refinancing startup, aims to handle 3.4 billion baht in mortgage refinancing via its website this year, despite recording just 1.3 billion in the first eight months.
Assurance on NotPetya blitz
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 30/06/2017
» Thai financial institutions have not been affected by the crippling NotPetya ransomware attack that swept across the world recently, says a senior Bank of Thailand (BoT) official.
Four fintech firms apply for sandbox
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 09/05/2017
» Four more financial technology (fintech) firms are in line to seek approval to experiment with their innovative products and services in the Bank of Thailand's regulatory sandbox after recently winning the policymaker's nod, says a central bank senior official.
Sandbox open for fintech firms
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 12/01/2017
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has opened the application process for financial technology (fintech) firms eager to test out their innovations in the regulatory sandbox.
State support urged to help new shippers
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 26/01/2017
» Policymakers are being urged to support new shipping entrants because they are large contributors to the country's export growth, says a researcher at the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research (PIER).
Level playing field can help avert middle-income trap
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 07/11/2016
» The Thai government has to change its role and become a builder of level playing fields in order to encourage competition and innovation. That will help the country escape the middle-income trap, says a senior economist.