What lies beneath

Despite the dramatic improvement in Thai banking-sector non-performing loans (NPLs) suggested by recent official data, Thai banks remain fragile and undercapitalized. NPLs are said to have dropped by more than 50% to 18% of gross loans at December 2000, from 39% a year earlier. While the worst of th...

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Published in:The Banker 2001-08, Vol.151 (906), p.12
Main Authors: Koh, Nancy, Napier, Ernest
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Banking industry
Economic conditions
Nonperforming loans
Trends
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Summary:Despite the dramatic improvement in Thai banking-sector non-performing loans (NPLs) suggested by recent official data, Thai banks remain fragile and undercapitalized. NPLs are said to have dropped by more than 50% to 18% of gross loans at December 2000, from 39% a year earlier. While the worst of the Asian financial crisis has passed, Thai banks continue to face severe challenges, including maintaining prudent levels of loan loss provisioning.
ISSN:0005-5395