14 Jul 2025 Financial Institutions ESG loans in Thailand: A new funding option for SMEs and retail businesses (Current Issue No.3592 Full Ed.) คะแนนเฉลี่ย คะแนนเฉลี่ย 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) loans can help SMEs and retail businesses secure lower interest rates compared to conventional loans. Additionally, lenders may provide SMEs with business strategies and knowledge, enabling them to reduce costs, improve operational efficiency, and enhance their competitiveness in an increasingly sustainability-driven market.Over the past four years, Thai commercial banks have accelerated sustainable lending. As a result, the proportion of ESG outstanding loans to each bank’s total loan portfolios grew sharply from an average of 1.6 percent in 2021 to 3.9 percent in 2024. Most of this was driven by their efforts to meet sustainable finance targets.KResearch expects Thai commercial banks to continue to shift towards greener portfolios in the long term, driven by the trend of expanding sustainable finance lending targets after nearing completion of initial objectives. View full article Login / Register Or Enter the code from the poll Annotation This research paper is published for general public. It is made up of various sources. Trustworthy, but the company can not authenticate. reliability The information may be changed at any time without prior notice. Data users need to be careful about the use of information. The Company will not be liable to any user or person for any damages arising from such use. The information in this report does not constitute an offer. Or advice on business decisions Anyhow. Financial Institutions Loan Related Analysis View all 28 Dec 2015 Financial Institutions “The Baht closed 2015 at around THB36/USD, while the SET rose in the final week of 2015” ... Read more 0 KB 0 KB 21 Dec 2015 Financial Institutions “The Baht rose, but the SET declined on falling telco and foreign investor sell-offs” ... Read more 0 KB 0 KB 14 Dec 2015 Financial Institutions “The Baht fell to THB36.20/USD, while the SET saw a mild recovery after the Fed rate hike” ... Read more 0 KB 0 KB 7 Dec 2015 Financial Institutions “The Baht broke through the THB36.00/USD level, while the SET plummeted on concern over Fed’s liftoff” ... Read more 0 KB 0 KB 30 Nov 2015 Financial Institutions “The Baht held tight, while the SET fell on sell-offs of large-cap shares” ... Read more 0 KB 0 KB 23 Nov 2015 Financial Institutions “The Baht resumed a weaker bias in late week, while the SET declined on rising tension between Russia and Turkey” ... Read more 0 KB 0 KB View all