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BoT: Exports back GDP growth uptick
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 03/10/2017
» The Bank of Thailand is optimistic about the country's economic outlook, which is supported by strong growth in exports, says central bank governor Veerathai Santiprabhob.
Baht's sharp rise on BoT radar
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 26/07/2017
» The Bank of Thailand has acknowledged the baht's rapid climb against the US dollar recently, a movement that it says warrants close monitoring.
Warning over labour act risks
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 25/07/2017
» An executive decree to regulate the employment of migrant workers and potential delays in the government's big-ticket infrastructure investment could drag on Thailand's economic growth momentum in the second half, economists caution.
MPC keeps rate steady, frets over bad SME loans
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 25/05/2017
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the policy rate unchanged yesterday at 1.5% as widely expected while voicing concerns over the debt-servicing ability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
MPC strikes measured tone in minutes
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 13/04/2017
» Thai economic growth is still in the early stages and not yet broad-based, according to the edited minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) meeting on March 29.
Official: Baht surge fits fundamentals
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 21/03/2017
» The strengthening baht is in line with the economy's fundamentals and no intervention by the central bank is needed, says a high-ranking finance official.
Foreign investors weigh on bond yields
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 23/02/2017
» The effectiveness of the Bank of Thailand's policy rate in determining long-term bond yields is lessening as foreign investors' trading activities become a larger factor, says an economic researcher at the central bank's think tank.
MPC rate unchanged on recovery
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 09/02/2017
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday maintained its policy rating at 1.5% as widely expected in light of a better-than-expected economic recovery, but greater uncertainties regarding US policies and volatile exchange rates need monitoring, the panel said.
BoT predicts more balanced recovery
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 27/01/2017
» A broader-based recovery is expected this year from stronger agricultural and export sectors and more government spending in provincial areas, says the governor of the central bank.
Central bank says bond yields likely to remain volatile
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 25/01/2017
» The ongoing bond yield spikes are not expected to cause a sudden shift in banks' interest rate trends as liquidity in the financial market remains high, says the Bank of Thailand's chief.