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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.
Spillover of Cyprus shock warned
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 03/04/2013
» The confidence shock in Cyprus could soon spill over to other economies and threaten the euro zone's recovery, says a senior economist at the Institute of International Finance (IIF).
Bond market chief sees no need for rate cut
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 27/03/2013
» The Monetary Policy Committee may not need to cut the policy interest rate after all even though an influx of speculative foreign funds has caused volatility and the baht appreciation, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA).
Authorities play it cool
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 22/03/2013
» The Bank of Thailand and the Finance Ministry have shown great tolerance for the surge in the baht, which yesterday touched 29.09 to the US dollar, yet another post-1997 high.
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.
Investment could take up the torch
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 08/10/2012
» Boosting domestic demand through efficient and transparent public investment will help the Thai economy maintain strong growth even as weak global conditions affect exports, according to Prasarn Trairatvorakul, the governor of the Bank of Thailand.
Thailand braces for QE3-induced inflation
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 24/09/2012
» The expansion of Thai firms overseas and the trend towards a smaller trade surplus could help offset pressure on the baht to appreciate as a result of capital inflows stemming from new monetary stimulus by the US Federal Reserve.
External factors to set near-term course for baht
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 30/07/2012
» The Bank of Thailand expects deterioration in Europe's sovereign debt crisis and economic policy changes in the United States to be key factors that could swing the baht over the next several months.
Regulators opt to tighten their methods
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 28/07/2012
» Worldwide financial regulators face a challenge in striking a balance between regulating the financial sector while maintaining healthy markets, says Sir Howard Davies, former chairman of UK Financial Services Authority.
TDRI: Learn your market
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 19/06/2012
» The Commerce Ministry and the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) are studying strategies for improving the country's key exports in expanding markets.