Bangkok Bank stands out for its corporate-heavy loan portfolio, which accounts for roughly 49% of total lending, alongside robust provisioning coverage. This provides a cushion against deteriorating asset quality, with its non-performing loan (NPL) ratio expected to stabilise at around 3%.<\/p>\n
Similarly, Krung Thai Bank benefits from a strong sovereign-linked loan book and lower exposure to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are typically more vulnerable during economic downturns. A significant portion of its retail lending is extended to government employees with stable incomes, helping to contain risk. Its credit costs are projected to remain manageable at around 2.9%.<\/p>\n
In contrast, lenders such as Siam Commercial Bank and Kasikornbank may face higher credit costs due to greater exposure to more vulnerable borrower segments, including SMEs and unsecured retail loans.<\/p>\n
Banks have already begun tightening lending standards, particularly for higher-risk segments, reflecting a more cautious approach to underwriting amid rising uncertainty. However, Kwok noted that financial institutions are still expected to play a supportive role in government efforts to assist vulnerable borrowers.<\/p>\n
\u201cBanks will remain cautious in their lending, but they will also continue to support targeted relief measures to help those most affected by economic pressures,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
As external risks remain elevated and domestic recovery continues at a modest pace, the interplay between household debt, rising costs, and banking sector resilience will remain a key factor shaping Thailand\u2019s economic outlook in the coming quarters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bangkok Bank stands out for its corporate-heavy loan portfolio, which accounts for roughly 49% of total lending, alongside…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[4056,84,1294,63349,7708,4654,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-539713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-bloomberg","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-household-debt","tag-loan","tag-thailand","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}