Economy and commerce
Banking and financial services
Bank of Thailand takes action to curb Thai baht’s strength
The Bank of Thailand has moved forward measures, originally meant to begin early 2021, but most of which will now take effect from end of this month. The end result is that the new rules will make it easier for Thais to shuffle money overseas ...
BoT studies warehousing concept
The Bank of Thailand has been studying a warehousing concept that allows commercial banks to sell commercial loans parked in funds of asset management companies at prices acceptable to both the creditor and borrower.Given the difficulties amid the Covid-19 crisis, some businesses have had to ...
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Bank of Thailand leaves policy rate unchanged
At a meeting on Wednesday, the Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to maintain the policy rate at 0.5 per cent to support economic recovery, while placing emphasis on more targeted measures, MPC secretary Titanun Mallikamas said.The committee believes that despite the ...
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Repayment progress in Q3
Borrowers showed improved debt-servicing ability in the third quarter, especially for numerous auto loan customers that exited from the Bank of Thailand’s debt relief measures.Commercial banks provided financial assistance to customers worth a total of 3.78 trillion baht from July to September, making up 26% ...
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BOT urges banks to boost digital services
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) wants to see commercial banks boost their digital services in order to match the increasing demand for online transactions, said Siritida Panomwon Na Ayudhya, the central bank’s assistant governor, Payment Systems Policy and Financial Technology Group.She added that the central ...
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Govt asks central bank to manage soaring baht to aid exports
The government wants the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to temper a rally in the nation’s currency, which is threatening efforts to boost exports to balance a slump in tourism revenue, according to Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.The BoT is “taking care” of the baht, Mr Arkhom ...
Debt repayment, interest reduction measures to be extended to mid-2021 [Video]
The Bank of Thailand has extended its debt repayment and interest reduction measures until June next year, to help debtors and alleviate their financial burden.Keep watching ...
BoT okays extension of B500bn soft loan plan
The Bank of Thailand approved the extension of its 500-billion-baht soft loan scheme by six months, and allowed companies listed on the Market for Alternative Investment to apply for the loans, a previous obstacle to participation.The central bank announced the relaxation of the parameters on ...
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Thailand’s big banks sinking billions into digital transformation
Four of Thailand’s biggest commercial banks are hastening moves to stay ahead of the wave of digital disruption now sweeping the country.Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is in the final year of its four-year digital transformation plan but is already drafting a new plan for the ...
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More people turning assets into cash due to uncertainty over Covid-19, says DPA
The Deposit Protection Agency (DPA) said that due to the Covid-19 crisis, more and more people are turning their assets into cash and depositing this money in banks.Songpol Chevapanyaroj, president of DPA, said on Thursday that 80.82 million people had bank deposits totalling Bt14.67 trillion ...
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