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MPC divided on rate cut
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 20/09/2012
» The Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) stance on the need for an interest rate cut appeared to be divided in the Sept 5 meeting, despite their assumptions on the worsening impact of the global economy on exports, the minutes revealed.
FPO urges overseas rejig
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 14/09/2012
» The government is gearing up to encourage local firms to invest abroad, led by a package of taxes created by the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO), with other incentives provided by other state agencies, say Finance Ministry officials.
Firms must heed forex risk
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 13/09/2012
» The private sector should be more attuned to risk from foreign exchange to minimise the public sector's subsidies in the form of foreign exchange intervention, says an economic forum.
IMF lauds BoT's crisis management
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 29/08/2012
» The International Monetary Fund has credited the Bank of Thailand's inflation-targeting framework with mitigating the economic impact from the three major shocks that occurred from 2008-11.
Sovereign wealth fund not always the correct answer
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 25/08/2012
» Establishing a sovereign wealth fund requires a country to have healthy revenue sources and a sound management structure, otherwise it could fail as a tool for addressing foreign capital inflows and seeking a higher rate of return on assets, says Christopher Balding of Peking University's HSBC Business School.
Korn visits BoT, continues policy duel
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 24/08/2012
» Korn Chatikavanij, the former finance minister from the Democrat Party, disagrees with the government's focus on the Bank of Thailand's monetary policy framework and on operating losses.
BoT commits to targeting framework
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 18/08/2012
» The Bank of Thailand's concept of targeting inflation using interest rates remains the most suitable framework for the country, says Prasarn Trairatvorakul, the central bank governor.
BoT debate on monetary policy starts
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 15/08/2012
» A monetary policy debate has flared up after Virabongsa Ramangura, the Bank of Thailand chairman, questioned the central bank's inflation-targeting framework. Dr Virabongsa reasoned that in a small economy with a high degree of openness such as Thailand, global prices would determine local prices, allowing foreign exchange to to control inflation.
External factors to set near-term course for baht
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 30/07/2012
» The Bank of Thailand expects deterioration in Europe's sovereign debt crisis and economic policy changes in the United States to be key factors that could swing the baht over the next several months.
IMF chief predicts Asia will weather euro crisis
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 12/07/2012
» It has been a tumultuous first year for Christine Lagarde, as European nations seek to contain a sovereign debt and banking crisis that threatens to undermine the entire global economy.