Bangkok Bank Guide to Expat Banking in Thailand

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Bangkok Bank Guide to Expat Banking in Thailand Dec 14, 2016 12:29:33 GMT 7

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Bangkok Bank's guide to banking in Thailand has been around for a few years and is useful for answering a whole lot of basic questions:

Latest edition at the time of writing in .pdf format

www.bangkokbank.com/BangkokBankThai/Documents/Site%20Documents/Other/ExpatBooklet2016.pdf

Page link to look for the download:

www.bangkokbank.com/BangkokBank/PersonalBanking/SpecialServices/ForeignCustomers/Pages/default.aspx

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AyG Crazy Mango Extraordinaire Posts: 5,871 Likes: 4,555	Bangkok Bank Guide to Expat Banking in Thailand Dec 14, 2016 13:05:32 GMT 7 Fletchsmile likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by AyG on Dec 14, 2016 13:05:32 GMT 7 Interesting read. Thanks for that. The discrimination against pensioners, regardless of their wealth, however, is dispiriting.

Soutpeel Moderators www.bigmango.club Posts: 8,048 Likes: 6,820	Bangkok Bank Guide to Expat Banking in Thailand Dec 14, 2016 15:20:41 GMT 7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Soutpeel on Dec 14, 2016 15:20:41 GMT 7 Dec 14, 2016 13:05:32 GMT 7 AyG said: Interesting read. Thanks for that. The discrimination against pensioners, regardless of their wealth, however, is dispiriting. Which discrimination are you talking about
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Bangkok Bank Guide to Expat Banking in Thailand Dec 14, 2016 16:22:24 GMT 7

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Dec 14, 2016 15:20:41 GMT 7 Soutpeel said:

Dec 14, 2016 13:05:32 GMT 7 AyG said:

Interesting read. Thanks for that. The discrimination against pensioners, regardless of their wealth, however, is dispiriting.

Which discrimination are you talking about

All on page 3:

- No Sinmathaya deposit account
- No Cheque / current account
- No International funds transfer via Bualuang Banking
- No direct Deposit from US to Thailand via US ACH System.

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Bangkok Bank Guide to Expat Banking in Thailand Dec 14, 2016 18:31:54 GMT 7 Fletchsmile likes this

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Post by pathumseb on Dec 14, 2016 18:31:54 GMT 7

Find them to be rather good for my very modest needs. Sending money home from Myanmar is almost impossible. Dump my dollars in my account each visa run and use online banking to send it back to Blight. Quick and pretty affordable

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Post by AyG on Dec 14, 2016 13:05:32 GMT 7

Post by Soutpeel on Dec 14, 2016 15:20:41 GMT 7

Post by AyG on Dec 14, 2016 16:22:24 GMT 7

Post by pathumseb on Dec 14, 2016 18:31:54 GMT 7

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