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Thailand braces for fresh wave of bad loans as property market cools
Retail mortgage NPLs account for 16.6% of systemic bad loans and 25.9% of total loans.
Thailand braces for fresh wave of bad loans as property market cools
Retail mortgage NPLs account for 16.6% of systemic bad loans and 25.9% of total loans.
Thailand's GSB expands deposit network
GSB aims to have a total of 226,000 top-up points.
Krung Thai Bank's bad loan ratio could fall to 4% in 2019
The bank is in the process of resolving one big corporate NPL.
Cambodia and Thailand ink deal on QR code scheme
It aims to boost local currency usage of both the riel and baht.
Chart of the Week: Thai banks ramp up lending to risky SMEs
SME loans accelerated to 7.2% in September 2018 from 2.4% in 2017.
Bangkok Bank profit up 7% to $1.11b in 2018
Non-interest income rose 9.1%.
Siam Commercial Bank Q4 profit hit by sharp provision spike
Provisions surged 73% as asset quality deteriorated.
Thai banks weather digital fee waiver as 2018 earnings rise 8.2% to $6.69b
TMB Bank outperformed its peers as yearly profit surged 34%.
TMB-Thanachart Bank merger to secure approval by end-January: official
The government approved tax incentives last year to ease consolidation.
Kasikornbank ties up with Japan mobile chap operator Line
The bank will tap on the latter's 44 million users to grow personal loans.
Thailand mulls harsher stance against cash transactions
Banks are considering additional fees as it aims to speed up e-payment adoption.
Thai banks' Q3 loan growth up 6.4% as consumers snap up credit
Consumer loans outpaced industry average at 8.4%.
Thai lenders bank on revamped apps to sustain growth
Krung Thai Bank and Kasikornbank have updated their apps.
Krungsri's Nathapol Luepromchai on making sustainable returns from mortgage loans
It starts with developing a tool that enables staff to update the status of loan approval anytime, anywhere.
TMB Bank profit skyrockets 179% to $170.27m in Q3
A huge one-off gain powered earnings through the roof.
Thai banks brace for blow from tighter mortgage curbs
The central bank imposed an 80% loan-to-value limit on mortgages.
Thailand pushes for regional cross-border fund transfer via QR code
It tying up with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
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