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BoT to consider interest rate cut
Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 12/05/2013
» The central bank would consider reducing its policy interest rate if first-quarter economic data supports such a move, Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said Saturday.
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.
Ministry, BoT ink accord
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 06/05/2013
» The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Thailand have reached an agreement on policies to curb appreciation of the baht, central bank governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said.
Kittiratt adds pressure
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 06/02/2013
» The government has stepped up calls for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the policy interest rate and ease pressure on foreign capital inflows and the baht.
Central bank sets sights on balanced growth
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 23/01/2013
» The Bank of Thailand has announced a cautious approach to foreign exchange policy and the need to find a balance for monetary policy in tackling inflation and preventing an asset bubble.
BoT raises full-year forecast
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 19/01/2013
» The Bank of Thailand has unveiled a more positive economic growth forecast for this year, expecting the government's tax rebates on cars, income tax reduction and wage hike to boost consumption and investment in machinery and factories.
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.
Slight impact seen from QE3
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 18/09/2012
» Local regulators have remained cautious in their reactions to the US central bank's latest money-pumping measure, expecting a small impact on the baht that will in turn affect exporters.
The gender jackpot
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 17/09/2012
» There must be something more than intelligence and shrewdness that made Warren Buffett an icon to investors the world over, seeing him through any number of tumultuous business cycles, panics and doubts on the Wall Street.
HSBC: Asian countries have a 'healthy fiscal front'
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 29/08/2012
» Growing trade links between Asian countries and their sound economic fundamentals will cushion them from the full impact of Europe's economic downturn, while China's economy will pick up, according to HSBC.