Thailand
Chart of the Week: Thai banks' strong loan-loss coverage
Chart of the Week: Thai banks' strong loan-loss coverage
The banks' loan-loss coverage ratio is the highest in ASEAN.
Bangkok Bank's net profit up 12% to US$240m in Q2
But NPLs now comprise 3.7% of total loans.
Thai banks to be hit by higher rate of SME loan delinquencies
The ratio of non-performing SME loans hit 4.5% at end-March 2017.
Kasikornbank's earnings down 12% to US$269m in Q2
Blame it on the 16% increase in provisioning expenses.
Why Siam Commercial Bank's NPL situation is better than its peers'
Only SMEs saw NPLs rose to 7.2% in Q2.
Bangkok Bank's provisioning expenses up 60% to US$342m
Credit cost is expected to remain elevated.
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%.
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