Thailand

Thai banks tailor loans for real estate

Adjust strategies for real estate developers.

Thai banks tailor loans for real estate

Adjust strategies for real estate developers.

ICBC wants Thai arm to promote use of yuan

China's strategy to strengthen yuan globally.

Thailand's BAY targets condo loans

White-collar Thais want more condomiums.

Myanmar opens door to foreign credit cards

Myanmar has granted permission to Visa, MasterCard, China UnionPay and Japan Credit Bureau to do business in the country.

Krirk-kiat, key figure in '97 financial crisis, dies at 63

Krirk-Kiat Jalichandra, the former president of defunct Bangkok Bank of Commerce had suffered from lung cancer for years, has died.

CIMB Thai net profit up 66%

CIMB Thai recorded a 66 percent increase in net profit with 1.4 billion baht for the nine months of this year.

Bangkok Bank to expand in Myanmar

Bangkok Bank plans to increase its bank partnerships in Myanmar from four, in line with higher investing demand from Thai customers.

Four Thai banks report strong Q3 earnings

Four of Thailand's banks reported robust profits for the third quarter.

Thailand's Tisco looks to break Q3's record net

Tisco Financial Group reported a net profit of Bt953 million in the third quarter, marking a new quarterly high.

Maybank likes Thailand but has other priorities

If Maybank acquires a Thai bank, it would be based on terms and an environment that it was comfortable with and would not be purely for the sake of having a representation.

Krung Thai Bank Leasing targets more retail market share

KTB Leasing foresees the retail market to expand sufficiently capable of boosting its loan growth and interest income.

Bangkok Bank wants broader use of Yuan as settlement currency

Bangkok Bank is awaiting once China's central bank approval to allow yuna to be used as a settlement currency.

Siam Commercial Bank raises 2012 growth projection for mortgages

Siam Commercial Bank is aiming to raise its housing loans by Bt120 billion this year, instead of the expected Bt95 billion.