depreciation expense of unproductive machinery from COGS to administrative expense. In addition, the Group set aside an impairment provisions in the amount of Bt56.5 million for unproductive machines under the
all existing products, reducing Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) and cutting off the unproductive tail of products, and developing new core assortment to reflect market trends which will lead to improved sales
, reducing Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) and cutting off the unproductive tail of products, and developing new core assortment to reflect market trends which will lead to improved sales and margin. Review new
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