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Private sector stays cautious on exports
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 06/09/2017
» Thailand's top business group is keeping this year's export forecast at 3.5-4% as it remains cautious over a number of downside risks.
BoT relaxes capital curbs for flexibility
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 05/09/2017
» The Bank of Thailand has further relaxed curbs on capital outflows with the goal of widening overseas investment opportunities for local investors, giving more flexibility to money changers and creating a balance of fund flows to weaken the strong baht.
BoT mulls further anti-speculation steps
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 22/08/2017
» The Bank of Thailand may consider additional measures to curb baht speculation after occasional increases in the volume of foreign exchange transactions have been detected, says a senior official at the central bank.
BoT unveils SME forex option contract
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 18/08/2017
» The Bank of Thailand plans to roll out a foreign exchange option with a lower fee to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to access forex hedging tools in dealing with the firmer baht.
Panel keeps rate, citing flimsy demand
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 17/08/2017
» As expected, the Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept its policy rate unchanged yesterday, saying the rate remains accommodative for economic recovery because domestic demand is not sufficiently broad-based.
Growth expected to hold steady
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 01/08/2017
» Economic growth in the second quarter is expected to be close to the first quarter's reading of 3.3% and accelerate to 3.7% in the second half, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
Baht's sharp rise on BoT radar
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 26/07/2017
» The Bank of Thailand has acknowledged the baht's rapid climb against the US dollar recently, a movement that it says warrants close monitoring.
Escaping the debt trap
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 24/07/2017
» People with more debt payment to make monthly than what they can afford could easily get into a deeper hole without proper help and planning.
KTB warns over potential debt default rise
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 20/07/2017
» Defaults of debt instruments are expected to keep rising as the fixed-income market enters the early stages of tightening from rising interest rates amid tepid appetite for such notes, says the head of KTB Securities Thailand (KTBST).
MPC warns economy on shaky ground
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 08/06/2017
» Thailand's potential growth is likely to falter due to structural factors, some members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) warned in edited minutes of the policy rate setter's meeting held last month.