Thailand

Myanmar outlines monetary development plan

Myanmar has outlined a master plan for monetary development to be implemented with the assistance of the World Bank.

Myanmar outlines monetary development plan

Myanmar has outlined a master plan for monetary development to be implemented with the assistance of the World Bank.

Thailand's KBank to provide consultancy to retail customers

Kasikornbank will get more involved in financial advisory banking to help retail customers.

Thai loan growth to continue in Q3

Banks and non-bank institutions will continue to experience loan growth in the third, to a June survey by the Bank of Thailand.

Are Thai banks complaining about higher funding costs?

Find out what analysts from Asian Development Bank has to say.

Krung Thai Bank pilots corporate cash card

KTB will help companies manage their cash flow and reduce the risk of their payees holding cash through its new corporate cash card.

Thai banks' net profit to rise 27% this year

So which banks in Thailand will have the highest net profit growth in 2012?

SCB, Kbank tops among Thai banks in Q2 results

Siam Commercial Bank and Kasikornbank led Thailand's banks in net profits during the second-quarter.

SCB's quarterly earnings up 24%

Siam Commercial Bank's quarterly net profit increased 24 percent to Bt10.07 billion from Bt8.13 billion in the same period last year.

TMB Bank's net profit up 6% YoY

TMB Bank posted a 2Q12 profit of Bt1.26 billion, up by 6% YoY and 22% QoQ.

14 Vietnam banks make 62% of bad bank debts

Vietnam's 14 biggest banks accounted for as much as 62% bad debts of the whole banking system, based on yet another research report.

Thailand's Kasikornbank to open rep office in Myanmar

Kasikornbank has received a license to open a representative office in Myanmar.

Kasikornbank's earnings buoyed by loans, NIM

Kasikornbank reported a 4.22 percvxvcent in its consolidated second-quarter net profit of Bt9.4 billion.

Krungthai Card targeting active spenders

Krungthai Card's focus on attracting active spenders resulted in an increase in credit-card spending and use of its personal-loan products.

Thai banks wary of high fund cost

Thailand's banks identified the mobilisation of funds to meet loan demand while keping fund cost as low as possible as one of its challenges.

Mobile payments promoted in Mekong region

The latest developments in mobile payments in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Viet Nam are being showcased at a banking summit in HCM City.

Number of Thai banks may be reduced

The number of Thailand’s banks may shrink from 14 to as few as five.