EXIM BANK's 5T Strategy and 70B Baht Loan Target Amid Volatility

MGR Online•Economy•1h ago

Reader Briefing

EXIM BANK is implementing its '5T' strategy to help Thai businesses navigate global economic volatility and climate challenges, while aiming for 70 billion baht in new lending.

•EXIM BANK continues to support Thai businesses through its '5T' strategy to manage global economic and environmental volatility.
•The bank maintains its target of 70 billion baht for new loans in 2026, focusing on vulnerable SMEs.
•Global economic challenges include conflicts, trade wars, and extreme weather, impacting trade and investment.
•EXIM BANK plans to increase exports to markets beyond the US, EU, and Japan to 75%.

Overview

•The global economy is facing severe, volatile, and unpredictable crises impacting economic stability, trade, and investment.
•Conflicts and trade wars are intensifying, particularly in the Middle East, affecting global energy and food security.
•Environmental volatility due to global warming and extreme weather necessitates support for businesses, especially SMEs, to adopt global environmental standards.
•EXIM BANK will implement the '5T' strategy: Target, Transition, Transform, Transparency, and Together, to assist Thai entrepreneurs.
•Transition strategy aims to support the shift to a green economy with sustainable finance products, targeting 50% of outstanding balances.
•Transform strategy focuses on business upgrades through technology and expanding to new markets, aiming for 75% of exports to markets outside the US, EU, and Japan.
•EXIM BANK aims for a loan balance of 180,000 million baht by the end of 2026, a 2% growth.
•The bank targets 70,000 million baht in new loans for 2026, with approximately 20,000 million baht disbursed in the first four months.

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Key Quotes

Chalach Ratanaboonnithi

"To elaborate on the three conditions we will face for the remaining three quarters: 'severe, volatile, and unpredictable'."

ถ้าจะขยายความ 3 ภาวะที่เรายังจะต้องเผชิญต่อไปอีกใน 3 ไตรมาสที่เหลือก็คือ'รุนแรง ผันผวน และแปรปรวน'

Chalach Ratanaboonnithi

"Severe means the conflict in the Middle East will be prolonged and severe."

รุนแรงก็คือความไม่สงบในตะวันออกกลางที่ต้องที่รุนแรง-ยืดเยื้อต่อไป

Chalach Ratanaboonnithi

"Unpredictable means environmental volatility from global warming and extreme weather that we must support operators, especially SMEs, to transition to global environmental standards."

แปรปรวนก็คือความแปรปรวนด้านสิ่งแวดล้อมจากภาวะโลกร้อนและสภาพอากาศสุดขั้วที่เราจะต้องสนับสนุนให้ผู้ประกอบการโดยเฉพาะกลุ่มเอสเอ็มอีมีการเปลี่ยนถ่าย-ปรับตัวไปสู่เกณฑ์ด้านสิ่งแวดล้อมระดับโลก

Key Entities

Organization

Export-Import Bank of Thailand(EXIM BANK)ℹ️

The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM BANK) is a state-owned specialized financial institution implementing the '5T' strategy and setting new loan targets.

Person

Chalach Ratanaboonnithi(นายชลัช รัตนบุญนิธิ)

Managing Director of the Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM BANK) who spoke at a press conference about global economic challenges and the bank's strategy.