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Using credit scores to gauge interest
Business, Published on 23/02/2026
» For decades, Thai banks have relied on borrowers' monthly income to decide how much interest they should pay on personal loans. Now an individual's credit score can help determine interest rates, a shift that could reshape how consumers borrow and how banks manage risk.
Dead man walking
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Somhatai Mosika and Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/02/2026
» Being labelled the "sick man of Asia" has forced Thailand to reassess the long‑standing problems causing its "chronic economic illness".
‘Little reprieve’ for Thailand after US tariff ruling
Somhatai Mosika and Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/02/2026
» The issue of US tariffs is expected to intensify now that the US Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s use of an emergency powers law to impose them, Thai exporters and economists say.
Trump's new Iran threats rattle markets
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/02/2026
» RECAP: Most Asian equities fell and oil prices rose yesterday after Donald Trump ratcheted up Middle East tensions by hinting at possible military strikes on Iran if it did not make a "meaningful deal" in nuclear talks. The remarks put the brakes on a rebound in markets following an AI-fuelled sell-off earlier.
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 20/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down the sweeping tariffs that President Donald Trump has pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, rejecting one of his most contentious assertions of his authority in a ruling with major implications for the global economy.
US GDP growth misses expectations
AFP, Published on 20/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - US economic growth cooled much more than expected in the final months of 2025, government estimates showed Friday, capping the first year of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency.
Thai hotel group Minor plans $1bn property fund
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/02/2026
» Minor International Plc, Thailand’s largest hotel and restaurant chain operator, plans to set up its first real estate investment trust worth about $1 billion, and is exploring a Hong Kong listing of its restaurant unit to raise funds for debt repayment.
China’s drone exports to Russia use a new route through Thailand
Bloomberg, Published on 20/02/2026
» On the 30th floor of the Chartered Square building in downtown Bangkok, the low-key office of Skyhub Technologies Ltd serves as a nexus for a burgeoning and contentious trade.
Sovereign technology key to national security, say pundits
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/02/2026
» Thailand must develop its own sovereign technology and innovative infrastructure to ensure long-term national security and economic growth, say tech researchers and a military official.
Tourism's 2-speed economy
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 18/02/2026
» Tourism is a key industry for Thailand, but over the past decade it has faced a critical challenge: income disparity, with a sharp divide between a handful of major destinations and second-tier locations.