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Demand for B/E cools after defaults
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 18/10/2017
» Bills of exchange (B/E) issuance continues to drop this year as companies have shifted to rely on other debt instruments after a series of B/E defaults occurred late last year, says the Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA).
SEC set to tighten up B/E regulations
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 12/10/2017
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to tighten its regulations on bills of exchange (B/E) by limiting the number of entities in which funds can be privately placed to no more than 10 deep-pocketed investors.
Standard Chartered sees 3.6% growth
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 19/10/2017
» Standard Chartered Bank forecasts the Thai economy will grow 3.6% this year, underpinned by strong export growth, while lower political uncertainty is expected to push GDP growth to 4.3% in 2018.
BoT: Exports back GDP growth uptick
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 03/10/2017
» The Bank of Thailand is optimistic about the country's economic outlook, which is supported by strong growth in exports, says central bank governor Veerathai Santiprabhob.
BoT chief puts focus on stability
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 19/09/2017
» Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob says the rate-setting committee must give weight to financial stability in deciding on the policy rate, in addition to short-term benefits.
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.
Bucking the crowd
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 09/09/2017
» In 2013, Santitarn Sathirathai, an economist at Credit Suisse, rang the alarm bell on Indonesia's investment boom, saying a golden era was coming to an end and a slowdown in economic growth was brewing for Southeast Asia's largest economy.
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.
Moody's warns of banking sector risks
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 23/08/2017
» Thai banks still face a variety of risks, including high household debt, economic growth with high exposure to external demand and rising restructured loans, says Moody's Investors Service.
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).