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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.
Call for deeper integration in Asean as tariffs menace
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/07/2025
» Southeast Asian nations have taken steps to deepen economic integration within Asean and broaden collaboration with other regional groupings amid ongoing global uncertainty and disruptions from US tariffs, says Gan Kim Yong, Singapore's deputy prime minister and minister for trade and industry.
Pulling a cure out of thin air
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 03/02/2025
» The government's latest efforts to cope with PM2.5 are based on concerns over its harmful impact and a hope for cleaner air, a recurring problem at the beginning of calendar years.
Resilient UOB relishes regional role
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/11/2024
» In Thailand’s highly competitive banking industry, UOB has proven its resilience as a foreign bank over the past 25 years thanks to a strong Southeast Asian network, brand strength and its ability to win the trust of Thai customers.
Samsung eyes enterprise device market
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/03/2024
» Samsung has introduced new smart devices and solutions to expand in the local corporate user base and seek growth opportunities beyond the mature consumer device market.
TAT targets Saudi market
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 16/12/2023
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set an ambitious target to double the number of Saudi arrivals next year, banking on new partnerships with large travel agents and airlines.
'Downside risks' for Asean+3
Business, Sirinnaree Ongsakul, Published on 11/04/2023
» Soaring energy prices and a stalling US economy have emerged as potential downside risks that could dampen growth in Asean+3 economies, according to the Singapore-based Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (Amro).
Regional shares retreat, foreign selling continues
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 11/02/2023
» RECAP: Asia-Pacific stocks retreated on Friday, slumping towards a second weekly loss as investors fretted about the potential for further US Federal Reserve tightening.
KInvesture buys stake in asset manager
Business, Published on 10/02/2023
» Kasikorn Investure Co Ltd (KInvesture), a subsidiary of Kasikornbank (KBank), has invested in J Asset Management Company (JAM) and holds 9.9% of the company's shares, worth more than 3.5 billion baht, in a move to support JAM's future growth, KBank said yesterday.
Economists slice growth outlook for Asean+3
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/01/2023
» China's reopening should provide a timely boost to the Asean+3 region as the area's economic growth was downgraded because of continuing weakness in China, Japan and South Korea, according to economists.