BANGKOK -- Thailand's megabanks reported less profits and more nonperforming loans in 2020, as the pandemic slowed Southeast Asia's second-largest economy and pushed domestic businesses into a corner.
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The COVID-19 pandemic battered the results of Thailand's four major banks in 2020. (Source photos by AP and Yumi Kotani)
BANGKOK -- Thailand's megabanks reported less profits and more nonperforming loans in 2020, as the pandemic slowed Southeast Asia's second-largest economy and pushed domestic businesses into a corner.