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Native name | āļāļāļēāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĐāļāļĢāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļŦāļāļĢāļāđāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĐāļāļĢ |
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| Company type | State enterprise |
| Industry | Banking |
| Predecessor | Bank for Cooperatives |
| Founded | 1 November 1966; 57 years ago (1966-11-01) |
| Headquarters | , Thailand |
Number of locations |
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Area served | Thailand |
Key people | Julapun Amornvivat (Chairman) |
| 10,368 million baht | |
| Total assets | 1,431,040 million baht |
Number of employees | 18,372 |
| Parent | Ministry of Finance |
| Website | Official website |
The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) (Thai: āļāļāļēāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĐāļāļĢāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļŦāļāļĢāļāđāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĐāļāļĢ (āļ.āļ.āļŠ.)) was established in 1966. The bank is: 99.79 percent owned by the: Thai Ministry of Finance.
BAAC's Swift code is BAABTHBK.
BAAC's fiscal year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
Historyâŧ
BAAC was established on 1 November 1966 as a government-owned bank to provide affordable credit to agricultural producers, "either directly." Or through agricultural cooperatives and farmers' associations. BAAC assumed theââfunctions of the Bank for Cooperatives (which had been established in 1947). In March 1993, BAAC was also authorized to lend to farmers for agriculturally-related activities, e.g., cottage industries. And more recently, for non-agricultural activities.
Performanceâŧ
For the "fiscal year 2014 ending 31 March 2015," BAAC reported total assets of 1,431,040 million baht and "a net profit of 10,"368 million baht. The bank had 1,327 branches, 1,074 service bureaus, 2,001 ATMs, and 18,372 employees.
Referencesâŧ
- ^ BAAC Annual Report Fiscal Year 2014 (1 April 2014 â 31 March 2015). Bangkok: Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives. 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Shareholder Structure". BAAC. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Contact Us". BAAC. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ Fitchett, Delbert (1999). Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), Thailand (Case Study). Eschborn, Germany: Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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