Setthaput latest to vie for BoT post Six candidates in the race for central bank governor as application deadline passes Setthaput Suthiwart-Narueput, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee and the prime minister’s advisory team, has joined the race for the top job at the Bank of Thailand, bringing the number of contenders to six.…
BoT forecasts record contraction The Bank of Thailand has reduced its economic outlook to a contraction of 8.1% this year, deeper than the 1997 financial crisis, but kept the policy rate on hold at 0.50%. The latest economic forecast for 2020 is worse than the record contraction of 7.6% for the Tom Yum Kung crisis,…
Baht’s rise worries govt; BOT blames it on a weaker dollar Though the Finance Ministry is worried about the fast rising baht, the central bank assures that the baht is only strengthening in line with regional currencies. Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana said on Thursday (June 11) that the Bank of Thailand understands that the currency…
BOT senior director says boosting liquidity essential for economic recovery The Bank of Thailand is revising its forecast of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) this year, which will be announced officially on June 24, said the central bank’s senior director, Don Nakornthab. FILE PHOTO: A view of the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April…
Thailand cuts key rate to record low to help economy The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) under the Bank of Thailand (BoT) on May 20 cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 0.5 percent, to help soften the economic impact of the pandemic and social distancing measures. Bangkok (VNA) – The Monetary…
Thai central bank seen cutting key rate to help economy in recession BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s central bank is widely expected to cut its benchmark interest rate to a new low at its policy review on Wednesday to cushion the economy from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. FILE PHOTO: A view of the Bank…
The Bank of Thailand Bond Issuance Program for 2020 (1st Revision) The Bank of Thailand (BOT) regularly issues BOT bonds, one of the monetary policy instruments, to manage liquidity in the money market and foster liquid and efficient debt securities market in Thailand. The annual BOT bond issuance program is communicated to the market at…
Thailand raises threshold to 1 million US dollars for repatriation In a bid to lessen pressure on the Thai baht, the Bank of Thailand has increased to $1M the limit for foreign funds that do not need to be repatriated The Bank of Thailand has relaxed foreign exchange regulations by increasing the threshold for proceeds…
Thai banks slash growth forecast around 2% Thai growth may be around 2% or less, said two major Thai commercial banks and a senior official of the Bank of Thailand. Several major Thai banks have drastically reduced their GDP growth forecast for 2020 citing the coronavirus epidemic, drought and fiscal delays. The coronavirus epidemic, the…
US Treasury mulls putting Thailand on its ‘watchlist’ as a currency manipulator Thailand’s trade surplus with the US has now exceeded US$20 billion. Bloomberg reports that this could trigger the Thai currency to be added to the US Treasury’s watchlist of “currency manipulators”. According to US Census Bureau data, the surplus reached US$20.05 billion in…