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Central bank steps up fines for market conduct violators
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/01/2018
» The Bank of Thailand is escalating the punishment for banks that violate the regulator's market conduct rules.
The value of old money
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 15/01/2018
» High-tech library, co-working space and museum rolled into one, the Bank of Thailand's new Learning Center -- recently opened to commemorate its 75th anniversary -- is shaping up to be Bangkok's latest riverside destination. Situated right by the Chao Phraya, with a picturesque view of the river, the centre is located across from the Bank of Thailand offices under the Rama VIII bridge, and sees a 50-year-old maximum-security note-printing facility transformed into a spacious and serene public library.
Breaking the gridlock in project financing
Business, Wirot Poonsuwan, Published on 09/01/2018
» An assignment of all construction and supply contracts is invariably an essential element of the security package required by syndicates of Thai banks for financing large construction projects. These include metropolitan mass-rapid rail transit, toll roads, provincial power plants, industrial facilities in the Eastern Economic Corridor, offshore oil and gas platforms, mixed-use commercial and residential complexes in the capital's central business district, and others.