The survey on KTB loan customers’ confidence in Q4, 2010, has shot up again after being contracted by the severe flood, indicating businesspersons’ confidence about the nation’s fundamental business administration and business expansion.

Ms. Patcharasiri Kiatkumjai, Senior First Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Risk Management and Compliance Group, Krung Thai Bank PCL. discloses the results of the Krung Thai Business Index (KTBI), coming from opinions of almost 2,000 entrepreneur in every sector as well as every business size nationwide, that KTBI in the fourth quarter of 2010, conducted during December 2010, increase from 54.75 in the previous quarter to 55.69 following the increase of confidence index components concerning overall economy, market condition, and production and investment while confidence on cost and financial condition shrunk due to concerns over raw materials’ prices, energy, labors’ wages, and interest rate.

“Despite the fluctuation of 2010’s index due to the political unrest in the second and the flood inflicting people nationwide in the third quarter, it quickly picked up in the next quarter. Moreover, the index was higher than usual (50) for four consecutive quarters, reflecting strength of the nation’s fundamental business administration and the government’s economic recovery schemes.”

Ms. Patcharasiri Kiatkumjai further states that the survey result shows that confidence index in the next three months increases; up to 50.56 from 48.19 in the prior period, which is a good sign. Such index is a result from the government’s economic stimulus measure and higher agriculturists’ incomes.