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Bank of Thailand eases mortgage rules
Published on 20/03/2025
» The Bank of Thailand is relaxing loan-to-value (LTV) rules to support the slumping property market, saying the change will not significantly increase risks to financial stability.
Bank of Thailand extends debt clinic
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/02/2019
» The Bank of Thailand expects debtors at non-bank financial institutions to participate in the central bank’s Debt Clinic by the second quarter of this year.
Bank of Thailand denies baht trickery
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/05/2019
» The Bank of Thailand insists it has not manipulated the baht to gain an advantage in exports amid speculation Thailand could be added to the US's expanded watch list for currency manipulation.
Bank of Thailand rues cheap imports
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/02/2024
» The Bank of Thailand is concerned about the weaker competitiveness of local small businesses amid an influx of cheap Chinese imports.
World Bank cuts Thailand growth outlook
Published on 03/07/2025
» Thailand’s economic growth is projected to slow to 1.8% this year and 1.7% next year amid intensifying global and domestic headwinds, the World Bank said on Thursday.
World Bank lifts Thailand growth forecast
Published on 28/06/2023
» The World Bank has upgraded its economic growth forecast for Thailand, saying improved performance will be helped by private consumption growth and a recovery in tourism.
Bank of Thailand needs to communicate
News, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's decision to meet key figures from Thailand's major commercial banks to discuss the possibility of cutting interest rates last week raised a lot of eyebrows. It was highly unusual for a prime minister to appeal directly to commercial banks to change interest rates, as the nation's financial institutions generally follow the rates prescribed by the Bank of Thailand (BoT).
Bank of Thailand defends inflation target
Published on 24/10/2024
» Thailand’s current inflation target range of 1% to 3% has “served pretty well” and should not be changed, a deputy central bank governor said on Thursday, as the government pushes for a higher price target to boost economic activity.
Bank of Thailand has limited scope to curb baht: World Bank
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/10/2019
» The Bank of Thailand has limited scope to tackle baht strength but the currency’s climb is a sign of investor confidence in the country’s economic fundamentals, according to the World Bank.
Bank of Thailand allows cross-bank debt consolidation to help debtors
Reuters, Published on 22/11/2021
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has allowed debt consolidation across financial institutions to help retail debtors pay lower interest rates, an official said on Monday, as policymakers try to ease the impact of coronavirus outbreaks.Debtors can combine their unsecured debt with home loans at different banks, rather than at the same lenders as previously, Suwannee Jatsadasak, a senior director at the BoT, told a news conference.