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BoT to consider interest rate cut
Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 12/05/2013
» The central bank would consider reducing its policy interest rate if first-quarter economic data supports such a move, Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said Saturday.
TDRI: Make foreigners hedge
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 11/05/2013
» Authorities should use capital flow management to address baht appreciation rather than wait for an interest rate cut by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), because foreign capital inflows are going to persist, says Ammar Siamwalla, an economist at the Thailand Development Research Institute.
Ministry, BoT ink accord
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 06/05/2013
» The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Thailand have reached an agreement on policies to curb appreciation of the baht, central bank governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said.
Costs of cutting capital inflows are worthwhile
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 02/05/2013
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Tuesday issued a clear message that it wants to help stem the appreciation of the baht by discouraging foreign capital inflows, rather than cutting interest rates.
Prasarn warns of loan risks
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 17/04/2013
» Thai businesses could face losses from changes in foreign exchange rates if they overborrow from overseas markets in the hope of securing a relatively lower lending rate, says Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul.
We're all in for trouble unless we learn to save
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 07/03/2013
» Apart from a promise to make Bangkok a more liveable megacity, the campaign promises of Sukhumbhand Paribatra, now governor-elect, and his former arch-rival Pongsapat Pongcharoen, are interesting as they reflect the national economic condition.
Household debt worries MPC voters
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 07/03/2013
» High credit growth, a surge in household debt and worries about asset prices prevented most Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members from voting to cut the one-day repurchase policy interest rate at their Feb 20 meeting, show minutes of the meeting.
Economists dismayed by baht row
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 02/03/2013
» Local economists have voiced disappointment over the most recent public debate on baht appreciation and the use of monetary policy to address it.
Rate cut would be 'a mistake'
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 08/02/2013
» The improving global and domestic environment could compel the Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to raise the policy interest rate this year as a means of cooling down asset prices and inflation, says UBS AG.
Bad mix: Politics, baht, and BoT
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 07/02/2013
» Thailand, like other developing economies, is doggypaddling to sustain herself and avoid being swept away and drowned in a rising ocean of liquidity. This is inevitable. In the global economic downturn, we too must bear the scars.