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BoT optimistic 4% growth obtainable
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 01/12/2017
» The Bank of Thailand has painted a rosy picture of the country's economy, saying it is quite possible for fourth-quarter growth to exceed the 4.3% registered in the third quarter, adding full-year growth of 4% is obtainable if exports continue to rise at a double-digit pace.
Q3 growth of 3.7-4% forecast
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 20/11/2017
» Thailand's economic growth is expected to expand by 3.7-4% during the three months to September mainly because of stronger growth in exports and tourism, say economists.
Potential US rate rise puts brakes on fund inflows
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 30/09/2017
» The influx of offshore funds into Thailand has slowed after the US Federal Reserve signalled another rate rise this year, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
Private sector stays cautious on exports
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 06/09/2017
» Thailand's top business group is keeping this year's export forecast at 3.5-4% as it remains cautious over a number of downside risks.
BoT: Farm incomes down 2.6% in July
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 01/09/2017
» Nominal farm income registered the first contraction of the year in July, continuing to weigh down on private consumption throughout the third quarter, says a Bank of Thailand senior official.
Growth expected to hold steady
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 01/08/2017
» Economic growth in the second quarter is expected to be close to the first quarter's reading of 3.3% and accelerate to 3.7% in the second half, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
Export growth 'to hold'
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 01/06/2017
» The export recovery is set to hold steady for the remainder of the second quarter, but its knock-on effects on other sectors remain unclear, says a Bank of Thailand senior official.
KBank: Baht appreciation may have peaked in April
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 17/05/2017
» The baht probably reached its strongest level in mid-April and will reverse course until the end of the year, says a senior official at Kasikornbank (KBank).
MPC raises GDP growth view
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 30/03/2017
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday raised its 2017 economic growth forecast to 3.4% from 3.2% predicted three months ago because of a stronger export outlook, as it kept the policy rate unchanged at 1.5% as widely expected.
Hot-money inflow into bonds piques BoT curiosity
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 01/03/2017
» The massive offshore fund inflows spotted in the Thai bond market in February amid prospects of a firmer baht could trigger speculative activity or more benign use of Thai assets as a shelter from global fluctuation, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.