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Dhanarak awaits Government Complex's Zone C nod
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/08/2018
» The development of Zone C at the Chaeng Watthana Government Complex, worth 30 billion baht, is expected to be on the cabinet's agenda by September, says the head of Dhanarak Asset Development.
Capital market leader for escrow transactions
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/09/2023
» Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) data reveals for the 15-year period the country has had escrow legislation, escrow service transactions tallied 867 billion baht, mainly attributed to capital market transactions, according to an FPO source who requested anonymity.
Government Savings Bank boss questions BoT curbs
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/10/2018
» The head of state-owned Government Savings Bank (GSB) has voiced concerns that the Bank of Thailand's stringent measures to curb mortgage lending will deal a blow to property-related business.
Yingluck's kin run rent risk on her house
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/02/2018
» Yingluck Shinawatra's husband and son may have to seek permission or pay rent if they want to remain in a recently seized house thought to be owned by the fugitive former PM, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Thursday.
Government Savings Bank tweaks lending rules to calm fears
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/07/2019
» The state-owned Government Savings Bank (GSB) has loosened reverse mortgage lending criteria by waiving a requirement for consent from the borrower's cousins in an effort to enable the elderly to better access the loan.
GH Bank hails special loans
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/12/2018
» State-owned GH Bank expects brisk business for 50 billion baht in special mortgages for homes priced up to 1 million baht, its chief says.
Handout quota of 10m
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/04/2019
» A 1,500-baht cash handout for spending in 55 second-tier provinces will be allocated to 10 million people who register to participate in the scheme on a first-come, first-served basis.
GH Bank promises only small increases in mortgage rates
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/07/2022
» Interest rates on mortgages are expected to rise this year but will not surge to the levels they reached during the 1990s real estate boom, said Government Housing Bank (GH Bank) president Chatchai Sirilai.
State agencies prep new 'gifts'
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/12/2022
» Government agencies including the Finance Ministry are expected to propose measures to ease the cost of living for consumers and businesses, aiming to stimulate domestic consumption via "New Year's gifts", for cabinet consideration on Tuesday, says a ministry source who requested anonymity.
Thailand seeking to crack World Bank top 20 ranking
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/01/2018
» Thailand could crack the top 20 of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business ranking for 2019 after it managed to jump to 26th-most business-friendly nation in the 2018 ranking, says Prime Minister Office Minister Kobsak Pootrakool.