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Exporters to Bank of Thailand: Stop the rising baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/02/2013
» Baht 29.75 against US dollar means more dollars for baht, more valuable baht, more expensive & less competitive Thai exports.
Bank of Thailand: Save first, spend later
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/11/2012
» Debt of poor households & failure to make monthly payments rising fast after lenders push loans. Campaign to reduce dangerous debt.
The dilemma of central banking
Business, Published on 28/01/2020
» Low interest rates -- both nominal and real -- have been a persistent feature of advanced economies since the 1980s. How long, many now wonder, can the trend last?
Bank worries depress set as global stocks advance
Business, Published on 20/07/2015
» Recap: Most global stock markets climbed last week after Greek MPs approved austerity measures in exchange for a new bailout, and China's second-quarter economic growth beat forecasts. The Thai market, however, struggled as investors weighed the prospect of higher loan-loss provisions taking a bite out of banks' second-quarter earnings.
Politics key to growth, warns ADB
Business, Published on 07/05/2015
» BAKU: Local politics and external uncertainties are the major threats to Thailand's economic growth, but the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is maintaining its 2015 growth forecast at 3.6% on the expectation that exports will gain pace.
Bank of Thailand aims for higher investment returns
Published on 23/05/2011
» Higher return (but higher risk) for foreign currency reserves accumulated as part of exchange rate management.
BoT revises bond issuance plan
Online Reporters, Published on 30/06/2016
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is considering issuing one-month bonds occasionally to improve flexibility in responding to rapid liquidity changes.
BoT unexpectedly cuts key interest rate again
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/04/2015
» The Bank of Thailand unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate for a second straight meeting, just hours after the Finance Ministry lowered its economic growth forecast for this year.
BOT defends monetary policy
Online Reporters, Published on 15/07/2014
» The value of baht should be at a level that reflects the economic fundamentals of the country, rather than being kept low by intervention, Prasarn Trairatvorakul, governor of the Bank of Thailand (BOT), said on Tuesday.
World Bank releases report on Japan
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/03/2011
» Inflation set to rise in Asia. Reconstruction of Japan will be expensive. Much of Thailand's debt is in Yen.