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Bad debt situation in control despite Covid-19 disruption, say bankers

By The Nation

 

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Bankers are optimistic that rising bad debts driven by Covid-19 are manageable, though the second phase of the moratorium offered by many banks will end next month.

 

They estimate non-performing loans (NPLs) to rise to 5 per cent by the end of this year, up from 3 per cent at the end of last year.

 

Siridej Aungudomsin, senior executive vice president at Bangkok Bank (BBL), said on Friday that though bad debt was on a rising trend, there would be no repeat of the situation during the 1997 Asian financial crisis when it skyrocketed to 40 per cent. NPLs were expected to stay at around 3 to 5 per cent currently, he said.

 

About 70 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) clients of BBL have not requested an extension of the debt moratorium after the first phase of assistance implemented in March came to an end, he said.

 

The impact of the Covid-19 outbreak has been severe, but Thai banks are resilient due to their strong capital base and ample liquidity, he said. 

 

BBL is still offering customers debt restructuring in order to help them survive the pandemic crisis, he added.

 

Surat Leelataviwat, executive vice present at Kasikornbank, revealed that as of June 30, all commercial banks assisted a large number of customers whose combined loans amounted to Bt4.5 trillion, representing 31 per cent of total loans of Bt14 trillion.

 

SMEs were the most affected group and 23 per cent of their total Bt4 trillion debt was restructured and 26 per cent were allowed a moratorium.

 

Of the SMEs, 100,000 are customers of Kasikornbank. The bank conducted a survey and found that 80 per cent of them do not need extra financial support. Only 400 firms closed their businesses. “It is quite surprising that the situation is not as serious as previously estimated,” he said.

 

Rak Vorrakitpokatorn, president of Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation, said that NPLs among SMEs were 6 to 6.5 per cent in the second quarter, up from 5.6 per cent of the total Bt6 trillion loans at the end of last year.

 

Some have forecast significant NPLs concealed in the debt moratorium and if there were no debt aid, the NPLs could spike to 20 to 30 per cent of total loans, he said.  He was also optimistic that bad debts would be manageable.

 

Niyot Masavisut, president of Sukhumvit Asset Management Co, said that about 100 clients had requested debt moratorium and 40 per cent of them could continue their businesses, while the remaining 60 per cent have requested extra assistance, he said.

 

He predicted NPLs to rise in the next two years, while banks and over 60 asset management companies would work together to tackle the bad debt. NPLs would rise to 5 per cent this year, up from 3 per cent last year, he added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30395222

 

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1 hour ago, Yinn said:

Is difficult for receive loan fro bank = not big problem for bank.

 

The big problem now is jumnong and kaifark loan. Many loose the land now. 

Yes, and the banks stands with a high percent of investments in property, which makes it a problem for an entity that does not wish to place money in that very diversified sector.

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11 minutes ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

did anyone check what banks are giving as interest ?  are we going the european way ? 0 percent soon ?

 

loans are still the same percentage

 

my 1 million baht is what the bank has to keep in the system, they create 9 magical millions that they lend to other customers at 5,6,7 - 19 percent ...

 

Try the UK banks. 0.05% interest on savings yet a whopping 40% interest on ARRANGED overdrafts.

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1 hour ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

did anyone check what banks are giving as interest ?  are we going the european way ? 0 percent soon ?

 

loans are still the same percentage

 

my 1 million baht is what the bank has to keep in the system, they create 9 magical millions that they lend to other customers at 5,6,7 - 19 percent ...

 

Yea, Soon we are going the same way as Europe.

My Sister in the Netherlands says that maybe soon they will have to Pay the Bank to look after one's money.

One will need to have a Bank Account as many People get paid directly into a account and many Businesses don't use Cash .One must have a Card be it a Debit/Credit one to pay everything.

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9 hours ago, webfact said:

About 70 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) clients of BBL have not requested an extension of the debt moratorium after the first phase of assistance implemented in March came to an end, he said.

Or put another way, 30% of all SME are in trouble and at risk of closure

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Siridej Aungudomsin, senior executive vice president at Bangkok Bank (BBL), said on Friday that though bad debt was on a rising trend, there would be no repeat of the situation during the 1997 Asian financial crisis when it skyrocketed to 40 per cent. NPLs were expected to stay at around 3 to 5 per cent currently, he said.

This is contradicted in at least two places a few paras down:

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Surat Leelataviwat, executive vice present at Kasikornbank, revealed that as of June 30, all commercial banks assisted a large number of customers whose combined loans amounted to Bt4.5 trillion, representing 31 per cent of total loans of Bt14 trillion.

The customers assisted are way more like to go non-performing. If that probability is >=20%, based on the 2nd para, NPLs have already topped 6%, contradicting the first para.

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Some have forecast significant NPLs concealed in the debt moratorium and if there were no debt aid, the NPLs could spike to 20 to 30 per cent of total loans, he said.  He was also optimistic that bad debts would be manageable.

"manageable" for banks with capital/asset ratios of say 10%???

 

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3 hours ago, baansgr said:

Try the UK banks. 0.05% interest on savings yet a whopping 40% interest on ARRANGED overdrafts.

& 20% on credit cards... Banks also tend to tighten credit conditions in recessions, making them worse.

 

This must be one reason low interest rates don't stimulate much (except maybe the housing market & corporates that can access bond markets).

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7 minutes ago, onebir said:

This is contradicted in at least two places a few paras down:

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The customers assisted are way more like to go non-performing. If that probability is >=20%, based on the 2nd para, NPLs have already topped 6%, contradicting the first para.

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"manageable" for banks with capital/asset ratios of say 10%???

 

That sound about right and was confirmed about a week ago.

 

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