Thailand
Small Thai banks to outperform big banks as NPLs improve
Loan growth should accelerate in the second half of 2017.
Small Thai banks to outperform big banks as NPLs improve
Loan growth should accelerate in the second half of 2017.
Thai banks' earnings expected to fall 3%
Blame it on lower margins and high provisions.
Thai banks' loan growth to hit 5% in 2017
Loan demand will pick up in the second half of 2017.
Thai banks' profit growth to slow to 2% in Q2
Blame it on limited room for NIM expansion and subdued non-II growth.
Can Thai banks withstand a financial crisis?
The banks earned US$11.9b in 2016.
This worst case scenario could hurt Thai banks' profits by up to 29%
Krung Thai Bank will be most impacted.
Krung Thai Bank's earnings could decline 10% as coal company defaults
If EARTH's loans turn into NPLs, it may add 20bps to KTB's NPLs.
3 reasons why Thai banks' NPL problems are not as bad as feared
The deterioration was not broad-based.
Thai banks' lending growth to recover in the second half of 2017
Some banks announced lower loan rates for some customers in May.
Thai banks' asset growth hit new cycle low in March
No thanks to the sharp drop in interbank and derivative assets.
What you need to know about Thai banks' unexpected rate cuts
This move could hurt banks' FY17 earnings by up to 3%.
Thai banks strong enough to weather consumer lending slowdown: analyst
Thanks to the banks' strong capital positions.
Kasikornbank's NPL up 1bps to 3.84% in Q1
Managament said NPL has already peaked this cycle late last year.
Bangkok Bank's NPL ratio hits 4.04% in 1Q17
Gross NPLs rose 13% to US$258m.
Siam Commercial Bank's gross NPLs up 3.6% in Q1
NPL ratio now stands at 3.06%.
Krung Thai Bank's NPL ratio hits 5.25% in Q1
Gross NPLs increased US$270m.
TMB Bank slated for a strong recovery despite disappointing 1Q17 earnings
Unexpectedly high provisioning expense is to blame for the weak 1Q17 bottomline.
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