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Sovereign fund has key backer
Business, Published on 23/04/2013
» A former central bank governor has suggested the Bank of Thailand step into the foreign exchange market rather than slash the policy rate to curb the baht's strength.
Baht keeps rising after brief pause
Business, Published on 20/04/2013
» The baht eased temporarily yesterday after Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said the currency's appreciation was "somewhat beyond economic fundamentals".
MPC unlikely to cut rate _ HSBC
Business, Published on 20/02/2013
» The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will unlikely cut the policy interest rate this year, judging from its previously announced positions and track records, says Andre de Silva, HSBC Global Research's managing director and head of Asia-Pacific rates.
StanChart eyes 4% GDP
Business, Published on 10/01/2013
» Domestic politics will be a higher risk to the country's economic growth this year, says Standard Chartered Bank.
'Easy money' campaigns to go
Business, Published on 04/12/2012
» Banks have agreed to the Bank of Thailand's request to reduce advertising campaigns that entice people to apply for consumer loans.
SMEs slam central bank on lack of loan access
Business, Published on 08/05/2012
» The Bank of Thailand's 300-billion-baht soft-loan programme has made slow progress amid gripes from flood-hit individuals and SMEs that they have been denied easy access to the facility.
SCB hits brakes in volatile atmosphere
Business, Published on 27/01/2012
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) plans to slow down business growth this year to cope with economic volatility both internally and internationally.
MPC cuts rate by quarter of a point
Business, Published on 26/01/2012
» The Bank of Thailand's seven-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously agreed to cut the policy interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 3%, marking a cumulative 50 basis points in rate cuts since floods ravaged the country in November.
Govt vs. Bank of Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/01/2012
» Politicians dump 1997 crisis debt on banking sector with tax on bank deposits (govt banks exempt) law made in cabinet, not parliament.
Governor steps up criticism of shifting FIDF liabilities
Business, Published on 25/01/2012
» The Bank of Thailand is awaiting clarity on the new executive decree shifting 1.14 trillion baht in debt from the post-1997 financial bailout from the government to the central bank, says governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul.