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Thailand’s central bank chief breaks tradition with a simple ‘hello’
Bloomberg, Published on 11/11/2025
» “Just popping in to say hello.”
Xi meets global business leaders as China seeks to woo investors
Bloomberg, Published on 28/03/2025
» Chinese President Xi Jinping met with a group of global business leaders in Beijing, in an effort to boost investor sentiment as rising tariffs fuel uncertainty for the economy and international trade.
‘No excuses’: After rate cut, pressure shifts to PM
Reuters, Published on 17/10/2024
» After months of withstanding political pressure and public bickering, the Bank of Thailand on Wednesday delivered what the government had been pressing for: it cut its key interest rate, the first reduction since 2020.
Bank of Thailand may face more rate-cut pressure from new PM
Bloomberg, Published on 20/08/2024
» Thailand’s central bank is poised to keep the policy rate at a decade high this week as the economy gathers some steam but uncertainty about a 145-billion-baht handout may prompt a fresh wave of rate-cut pressure.
Bank of Thailand holds key rate at 2.50%
Reuters, Published on 10/04/2024
» Thailand's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting on Wednesday, as widely expected, resisting government pressure to lower borrowing costs to help revive Southeast Asia's second-largest economy.
Ratch eager to look overseas
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/12/2023
» SET-listed Ratch Group, the power generation arm of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, aims to expand its business in Australia, Vietnam and the Philippines, which all support renewable energy development.
Mall operator sinks B3bn into collaborative tech ecosystem
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 05/10/2023
» Despite the recent deadly shooting at its mall, Siam Paragon Development Co remains committed to investing 3 billion baht from this year through the first half of 2024 to transform Siam Paragon into a new world of lifestyle shopping.
Economists: Tourism surge offsets export setback
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/02/2023
» The Thai economy is set to bounce back from a surprising contraction in the fourth quarter of 2022 as foreign tourist arrivals are likely to surprise on the upside and counter headwinds to merchandise exports from a global slowdown, say leading economists.
Thailand heads for third-straight modest rate hike as GDP recovers
Bloomberg, Published on 30/11/2022
» The Monetary Policy Committee is set to raise its key rate by a quarter point for a third straight meeting as an accelerating economic growth aided by tourism revival risks stoking prices.
Biggest currency rout since 1997 puts Asia central banks in bind
Bloomberg, Published on 29/06/2022
» The surge in the dollar has set Asian currencies on course for their worst quarter since 1997 and created a dilemma for central bankers.