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Announcement: Extension of recruitment of Governor of the Bank of Thailand
Published on 09/07/2020
» The Selection Committee for Governor of the Bank of Thailand announced on 25 June 2020 that the deadline for submitting the application form is extended to 10th July 2020.
Undue politicisation at finance and BoT
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 03/07/2020
» Thailand's economic growth projections continue to head south as the coronavirus crisis unfolds in the second half of the year. In its most recent forecast, the Bank of Thailand anticipates a sharp contraction of 8.1% this year, worse than the 5.3% it predicted in March. Downside macroeconomic risks are substantial as the Covid-19 pandemic could still degenerate and cause further global health and economic havoc. In this dire environment, Thailand will need steady and seasoned hands to oversee macroeconomic levers. Yet both the finance ministry portfolio and the BoT governorship now face uncertainty and potential politicisation that bode ill for effective and autonomous fiscal and monetary policies.
United we don't stand
News, Published on 20/06/2020
» At least two coalition parties are suffering from internal disharmony with relations between key members hitting the rocks, sparking predictions the government could be heading for an early fall.
Governorship candidate vetting process begins on June 25
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/06/2020
» A committee to nominate the Bank of Thailand's new chief will consider the qualifications of the four applicants on June 25, who will then be required to present their visions on June 29, says a source at the Finance Ministry who requested anonymity.
Governorship candidate vetting process begins on June 25
Published on 17/06/2020
» A committee to nominate the Bank of Thailand’s new chief will consider the qualifications of the four applicants on June 25, who will then be required to present their visions on June 29, says a source at the Finance Ministry who requested anonymity.
Recruitment for the position of Bank of Thailand Governor
Published on 01/06/2020
» The Selection Committee for Governor of the Bank of Thailand announces
BoT governorship to open in May
Published on 13/05/2020
» The application period for the next chief at the Bank of Thailand is set to open later this month to appoint a successor to Veerathai Santiprabhob, whose tenure is due to end in September.
Rebuke for Trump in races seen as barometers for 2020 election
AFP, Published on 06/11/2019
» WASHINGTON - Democrats celebrated big election wins in two US states seen as a test of President Donald Trump's strength ahead of the 2020 elections, while Republicans held fast to a governorship in traditionally conservative Mississippi, results showed Wednesday.
Rivals can agree on one thing
News, Published on 14/09/2019
» The charter amendment attempt may divide people, but it may well be uniting two rival parties, the Democrats and Pheu Thai.
Dems tout 'potential' candidates
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2019
» Former Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin, and Muang Thai Insurance's chief executive and president Nualphan Lamsam have "good potential" to represent the Democrat Party in the race for Bangkok's governorship, said the party's deputy leader Ong-art Klampaibul on Sunday.