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THAI debentures downgraded to default
Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 27/05/2020
» Tris Rating has downgraded Thai Airways International's company rating and senior unsecured debentures to default following the Central Bankruptcy Court’s acceptance of THAI’s rehabilitation petition.
TBMA to pioneer DLT sandbox project
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 13/12/2019
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has appointed the Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA) as a licensed securities depository to test distributed ledger technology (DLT) in a regulatory sandbox project.
SEC looks into ways to bolster margin accounts
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 11/07/2018
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is conducting a public hearing on allowing securities companies to extend credit to investors to buy mutual fund units and debt instruments and also place those securities as collateral, aiming to enhance investors' purchasing power for margin accounts.
BoT: Economy failed to reach growth potential
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 04/01/2018
» Thailand's economy gained further traction in 2017, but has not reached its growth potential, while an accommodative monetary policy stance is "necessary" to shore up domestic demand going forward, says the Bank of Thailand.
Capital influx unabated
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 05/08/2016
» The Bank of Thailand has prepared measures to tackle an influx of capital flows into local equity and bond markets and curb the baht's strength, a senior official says.
Is another global crisis looming?
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 02/06/2016
» With a substantial amount of accumulated debt and banks becoming more vulnerable to loan delinquency, the global economic recovery remains in murky territory and another financial crisis cannot be ruled out, says an executive at an international investment management firm.
BoT: Thailand can ride global storm
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 27/05/2016
» The economy is strong enough to withstand the impact from continuous volatility in the global financial and capital markets because of the country's limited exposure to foreign-denominated debt, says the Bank of Thailand.
Funds flow back to Thailand
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 12/04/2016
» Recent capital inflows into Thailand's financial market have been detected in short-term bonds, signifying investor appetite in emerging markets amid growing expectations of a delayed US rate increase, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
BoT dips toe into foreign equity pool
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 23/03/2016
» The central bank plans to initially put 3-4% of the foreign reserve investment portfolio into equity-related instruments after an amendment to the Bank of Thailand Act allowing investment into equities won cabinet approval yesterday, says governor Veerathai Santiprabhob.
HSBC: Yen inflows will stabilise baht
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 18/02/2016
» Greater Japanese capital inflows derived from the Bank of Japan's negative interest rate policy should help to stabilise the baht's value amid recurring volatility in global fund flows, says HSBC.