SCB’s EIC (Economic Intelligence Center) just put out this chart (red line – property; yellow – consumer spending; and blue – auto), essentially shows what we have been thinking for the past few months that the Thai consumer may be tapped out with the recovery from the floods in 4Q11, the first time car buying scheme and […]
Read More →Other than the simple reason that Thai banks corporate income tax rate is dropping from 30% last to 23% this year to 20% next year which has been a boon to their bottom line (remember the thai banking sector is really the only sector on the market paying full corporate income tax rates) the two […]
Read More →So this is why banks have continued to remain strong in the market… Local papers reported that the BOT will offer THB 210 bn to Thai banks at a rate of 0.01% that will be meant for clients affected by the 4Q11 flooding. Local banks estimated that their clients require THB 366 bn in loans […]
Read More →Earlier today the local media report that the Ministry of Finance, Bank of Thailand and the Thai Bankers Association agreed to increased the Financial Institutions Development Fund fees from 0.4% to 0.47% for deposits (0.46% to fund FIDF debt and 0.01% to the Deposit Protection Agency). These new rates are expected to be implemented by […]
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