Lender braces for tougher second half
Ms Kattiya addresses participants at the 2026 Earth Jump seminar titled "A Bridge to Empower Action", hosted by KBank.
Kasikornbank (KBank) expects the ongoing war in the Middle East to weigh on the bank's asset quality in the second half of the year, while pledging to provide proactive support and relief measures for customers affected by the conflict.Kattiya Indaravijaya, chief executive of KBank, said the prolonged conflicts in the Middle East have affected some customers' debt repayment capacity. The impact is expected to become more evident in the second half of the year, she said.
The bank's exposure to businesses linked to the Middle East market accounts for around 10% of its total loan portfolio.
KBank has provided financial assistance to potentially affected customers as a proactive measure to help maintain their debt repayment capacity and preserve asset quality, she said.
