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Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 25/04/2013
» The Bank of Thailand is ready to take action to slow the baht appreciation even though foreign capital inflows over the past few months have shifted to bonds with longer maturities.
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 17/04/2013
» Thai businesses could face losses from changes in foreign exchange rates if they overborrow from overseas markets in the hope of securing a relatively lower lending rate, says Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul.
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 10/04/2013
» The Bank of Thailand has expressed concerns over the baht's ferocious surge prompted by the Bank of Japan (BoJ)'s unexpected aggressive liquidity pumping.
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 04/04/2013
» The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday voiced stronger concern over the brisk trade in property and equities and the surge in bank credit but still kept its policy interest rate unchanged at 2.75%.
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 27/03/2013
» The Monetary Policy Committee may not need to cut the policy interest rate after all even though an influx of speculative foreign funds has caused volatility and the baht appreciation, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA).
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 22/03/2013
» The Bank of Thailand and the Finance Ministry have shown great tolerance for the surge in the baht, which yesterday touched 29.09 to the US dollar, yet another post-1997 high.
Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 20/03/2013
» The Bank of Thailand has no grave concerns about the quick appreciation of the baht over the past two days, central bank governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said on Wednesday.
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 11/03/2013
» Policymakers expect the banking system and the capital market to play a coordinated role in financing a surge in the domestic investment cycle.
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 05/03/2013
» Local policymakers hope to finance a portion of infrastructure spending with foreign funds and encourage outward investment in a bid to ease the volatility of foreign capital flows.
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 02/03/2013
» Local economists have voiced disappointment over the most recent public debate on baht appreciation and the use of monetary policy to address it.