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SME bad loans peak in Q4 of 2020
published : 23 Feb 2021 at 04:00
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Non-performing loans (NPLs) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) peaked in last year s final quarter after businesses endured a big impact from the pandemic, especially those associated with the tourism industry, says the Bank of Thailand.
Gross SME NPLs, classified as stage 3 loans under the Thai Financial Reporting Standards 9 implemented since Jan 1 2020, in the commercial banking sector stood at 6.84% of total outstanding SME loans in last year s final quarter.
The SME bad loan ratio saw an uptick from 6.52% in the third quarter and 6.22% registered at year-end 2019.
The SME loan segment is defined as having a total credit line of no more than 500 million baht per company.
BoT set to issue standards for SFIs
Move to better reflect borrowers risks
published : 18 Feb 2021 at 07:00
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The Bank of Thailand is preparing to issue the accounting and financial reporting standards for specialised financial institutions (SFIs) to better reflect borrowers actual risks and strengthen financial fundamentals for banks, says a Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) source.
The move will also prevent an additional fiscal burden shouldered by the government, according to an FPO source speaking on condition of anonymity.
The central bank has conducted a public hearing on accounting standards for SFIs, which has to align with the International Financial Reporting Standards 9 or IFRS9, by taking into account opinions on the draft regulation on the accounting and financial reporting standards required by state-owned SFIs.
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This year s aggregate net profit of commercial banks registered in Thailand is estimated at 144 billion baht, a nine-year low, attributed mainly to the pandemic impact, says Kasikorn Research (K-Research).
The estimate uses the Thai Financial Reporting Standards 9 (TFRS 9).
The combined net profit of registered commercial banks was 254 billion baht in 2019, before TFRS 9 came into effect, according to K-Research.
It was reported in October that both the third-quarter and nine-month net profit of major SET-listed financial institutions saw a double-digit decline on a year-on-year basis as banks beefed up loan provisions to cushion against higher bad debt prospects.
For instance, Kasikornbank (KBank), the country s largest commercial lender by total assets, and its subsidiaries reported third-quarter net profit of 6.67 billion baht, down 32.9% year-on-year.