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Banks' capital buffers deemed sufficient
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/08/2020
» Local banks do not need capital increases thanks to a solid base, with the industry not expecting to beef up capital reserves for two years.
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TBA talks soft loan criteria with BoT
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/07/2020
» The Thai Bankers' Association (TBA) is in talks with the Bank of Thailand to seek ways to fine-tune the 500-billion-baht soft loan criteria, probably by allowing banks to extend loans with a specific purpose such as keeping small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) employees on payroll.
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9 banks seek central bank MFLF aid
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/04/2020
» Nine commercial banks have sought liquidity support worth a total of 56 billion baht for their purchases of mutual fund units through the Bank of Thailand's Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MFLF) as of April 24, according to central bank data.
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BoT facility aims to help mutual funds
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/03/2020
» The Bank of Thailand has expanded the scope of a special credit facility to provide liquidity to mutual funds by allowing banks to repurchase all money market and daily fixed-income funds, but the central bank will repurchase only underlying assets that meet its requirements.
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BoT: Loan growth may lag GDP uptick in 2020
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/02/2020
» Banking loan growth could slow to levels below economic growth, while the bad loan ratio is expected to surpass 3% this year as the economy falters, says a senior official at the central bank.
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Krungsri First Choice trims loan growth
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/03/2020
» Krungsri First Choice aims for lending growth in the mid single digits this year, down significantly from last year, in line with the flagging economy and the central bank's responsible lending policy.
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Bank of Thailand readies rejig of fees
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/02/2020
» The Bank of Thailand plans to implement practice guidelines to regulate financial institutions' fee charge calculation for products and services in the third quarter as part of a push for a fairer fee structure, a senior official says.
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Krungsri lowers debt service ratio for middle class segment
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 03/01/2020
» Krungsri Consumer, the unsecured loan unit under Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), has lowered the ceiling debt service ratio (DSR) for its borrowers with monthly income below 30,000 baht to 70% to brace for a subdued economic outlook.
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KTB makes most of TFRS 9
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/12/2019
» Krungthai Bank (KTB) plans to exploit the central bank's easing of loan-loss provisions under Thai Financial Reporting Standards 9 (TFRS 9), which enables banks to set aside reserves of 1% for new loans over the course of three years, starting from 2020.
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Refinancing scheme to start in Q1
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/12/2019
» The Bank of Thailand expects its refinancing scheme targeting consumer and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loans will begin in the first quarter next year, says a senior official at the central bank.
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