Thai Banks Slash Interest Rates to Prop Up Wobbling Economy

 

Major Banks Detail Rate Reductions

Following the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) rate cut on 30 April 2025, several prominent Thai commercial banks have announced specific reductions to their lending rates:

Kasikornbank (KBANK): Reduced its MLR (Minimum Lending Rate) by 0.08% to 6.97%, MOR (Minimum Overdraft Rate) by 0.15% to 6.94%, and MRR (Minimum Retail Rate) by 0.05% to 7.03%. Deposit rates were also trimmed by 0.05%-0.20%.

Krungthai Bank (KTB): Cut its MOR by 0.15% to 6.87%, MLR by 0.075% to 6.75%, and MRR by 0.05% to 7.295%. Deposit rates were also reduced by 0.075%-0.20%, effective 15 May 2025.

TMBThanachart (TTB): Announced reductions of up to 0.15%, with MOR down by 0.15%, MLR by 0.10%, and MRR by 0.05%. Notably, tTB also increased its tTB No Fixed savings account interest rate by up to 0.40% to encourage deposits, effective 1 June 2025.

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB): Reduced its MLR to 6.75%, MOR to 6.925%, and MRR to 7.025%.

Bangkok Bank (BBL): Lowered its MLR to 6.75%, MOR to 7.00%, and MRR to 6.90%.