Thailand’s second-largest lender Kasikornbank Pcl deserted a key earnings goal on issues that the already weak financial system could deteriorate additional, denting mortgage demand and rising defaults.
The business lender is unlikely to satisfy the pledge it made to buyers to extend return on fairness to at the very least 10% by the tip of 2026, in line with Chief Government Officer Kattiya Indaravijaya. The financial institution is exercising “way more prudent” enterprise practices because the native financial system has to grapple with US tariffs, border dispute and political instability, she mentioned in an interview in Bangkok on Monday.
Kattiya Indaravijaya
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“Thai financial outlook is far …
