order to support our customer in passing through the present crisis together. Affluent: To elevate THE WISDOM brand and maintain our leadership status in this segment, KBank aims to deliver a superior
E_1 Legal_FA_2015_12_29-c A CorpL4.1hig A Executive Summary of Management Discussion and Analysis 1 For the Year Ending December 31, 2019 Thai economy in 2019 showed decelerating growth at 2.4 percent compared to 4.2 percent in the previous year.The slowdown could be attributed to exports which contracted further due to the stronger Baht and a global economic slowdown. In addition, the investment environment of both the public and private sector remained weak, and private consumption, albeit gro...
high-technology products, an increase in price of the Company’s core raw material, copper foil, due to an unbalanced demand/supply in the market, as well as the appreciation of the THB in a short period
tourists, compared to 5,872,145 people in the pre-COVID-19 period (Jan-Feb 2020), as travel restriction remained in place. In 2021, the recovery of the Thai economy is expected to be fragile and uneven
geopolitical situations remain risk factors affecting economic activities of Thailand’s trading partners. At the same time, uneven recovery of household purchasing power may be further hindered by the floods in
only gradually picked up. Even then, such growth remained uneven; improvement was seen only in certain businesses and in some areas. On the downside, however, trade policy uncertainty, in particular
durable goods. The Thai economy hence showed ongoing improvement from the first quarter. Nonetheless, the economic expansion, which was still limited and uneven, affected the performance of KBank and our
was uneven, with improvement concentrated in only certain industries. Under these circumstances, KBank has developed effective credit risk management policies, tools and processes to cope with potential
businesses. Focus has been on formulating area- based lending strategies given the uneven economic recovery. We continued to prioritize risk assessment through prudent screening and close monitoring of
Risk Management During the first quarter of 2018, the Thai economy saw an uneven recovery amid limited growth in consumption, weak farm income and risks from uncertain trade policies and protectionist