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Baht sizzles amid new year inflows
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 17/01/2013
» A surge in short-term foreign investment has strengthened the baht rapidly since the beginning of the year, but regulators and analysts expect the fast pace to ease soon.
Surin: Thais must lose contented mindset
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 15/01/2013
» Thais must change their contented mentality that has existed since the post-colonial period to adapt in a highly competitive global environment, says Surin Pitsuwan, the former secretary-general of Asean.
No let-up for bank lending in new year
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 11/01/2013
» The banking system's lending growth will remain strong even as applications for the first-time car buyer tax rebate dissipate, say Bank of Thailand officials.
Japan's EU bond purchases will ease baht pressure
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 09/01/2013
» Japan's announcement that it will use its foreign reserves to purchase bonds issued by the EU's financial bailout fund will help to decrease pressure for the baht's appreciation due to an increase of new capital from the Bank of Japan.
Standing its ground
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 03/01/2013
» The Pheu Thai Party-led government's rice pledging scheme has faced a barrage of criticism among pundits, who have come up with several versions of calculated losses that will later become public debt.
Central bank eases rules
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 02/01/2013
» The cabinet has approved the Bank of Thailand's two legal amendments to back future operations of financial bailout funds in lending to troubled banks and to ease lending rules for related parties.
E-payments surpass use of cheques
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 27/12/2012
» Consumers' volume of e-payments between July and September 2012 surpassed their cheque use, according to the Bank of Thailand.
Basel III to take effect Jan 1
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 24/12/2012
» The Bank of Thailand has formally announced the adoption of new international capital requirement standards for banks which are expected to have only a negligible effect on the sector.
Warning on public debt
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 20/12/2012
» The country could save expenditures for stimulus programmes to fund social welfare and enact policies to reduce inequality and raise the skill level of the population, says the World Bank.
BoT takes more personal approach in development
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 20/12/2012
» The Bank of Thailand has created strategies to become more engaged in economic development over the next five years.