Bank of Thailand Governor Believes Economy Will Improve in Second Half of 2019 It has been projected that the country’s economy this year would grow 3.8 per cent, he said, adding that if the new government is formed in August or September then it could affect the government’s pending projects. BANGKOK – Bank of Thailand (BoT)…
Improved FY19 earnings seen for CIMB Thai Bank Upgrade to outperform with an unchanged target price (TP) of RM6.10. CIMB Thai Bank Pcl’s three months of financial year 2019 (3MFY19) earnings exceeded our expectations accounting for 41% of our full-year estimates, attributed to lower-than-expected impairment allowances. Asset quality improved in tandem with the lower impairments. We…
New land and building taxes will not increase tax rates, says Treasury Department The Treasury Department has reassured that a new method for appraising land and buildings will not result in higher land and building tax rates as several parties have suggested, while the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) estimates about Bt40 billion per year in…
SCB cuts thai growth forecast to 3.6% The SCB’s Economic Intelligence Center (EIC) has reduced its growth projection for the Thai economy this year to 3.6% from a previous expectation of 3.8%. Trade war puts brakes on exports According to first executive vice-president Yunyong Thaicharoen, this is mainly due to the decreasing trends of the…
Thai, Myanmar Central Bank Governors Endorse Blockchain Remittance Service The governors of two central banks endorsed the Ethereum (ETH)-based remittance system developed by blockchain company Everex, the firm reported in a press release shared with Cointelegraph today, April 5. The service is set up to send payments between Thailand and Myanmar. The system was reportedly…
MOU SIGNING Thai, Lao central banks enhance cooperation The Bank of Thailand and the Bank of Laos PDR have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in the areas of financial innovation and payments systems in Chiang Rai yesterday after the meeting of the 5th Asean Finance Ministers’ and Central Governors’ Meeting and related…
Narrowed focus for bank mergers THE Secondary Mortgage Corporation (SMC) and the Government Housing Bank (GHB) will be merged under a plan to cut costs and boost efficiencies, but it has emerged that no other state-run lenders are in the frame to be combined. While Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong said that a draft law would…
Southeast Asia Launches $1 Billion Facility For Green Infrastructure CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and major financiers on Thursday launched a facility to spur more than $1 billion in green infrastructure investments across Southeast Asia. The facility offers loans and technical assistance for…
Bank Of Thailand Feels “No Pressure” To Change Policy Rate The governor of the Bank of Thailand downplayed risks to the economy from the country’s disputed recent election FILE PHOTO: Thailand’s Central Bank Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob is seen during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand March 14, 2018.…
Thailand’s old duty-free monopoly challenged by rivals After a general election, Lotte, Central, The Mall, Siam Piwat go after King Power BANGKOK — After more than three decades, King Power’s duty-free monopoly in Thailand may be coming to an end as the country’s next government is expected to act on calls to break the company’s…