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…
Bank of Thailand (BOT) orders banks to revise interest rates and fees Bank of Thailand (BOT) has ordered commercial banks to revise their interest rates, and the fees they charge for their financial products and services including ATM and debit card fees Good news for the general public and SMEs as the Bank of Thailand…
BOT relaxes rules to Curb Strong Baht the Bank of Thailand (BOT) decided to relax regulations to facilitate capital outflows to help promote capital flow balance and lessen pressure on the baht. The Thai baht has been under pressure due to imbalanced capital flows in the current environment of highly uncertain and volatile external conditions,…
What goes up must come down – the battle of the baht Newton’s law looms over the Thai baht. Meanwhile, the Thai baht continues to be the best performing currency in Asia. The Thai currency is riding a 6-year high against the USD and, this year, has surged 8% against the US currency. But the strong…
Thailand’s soaring baht reaches six-year high In early 2019, the BOT did not seem concerned about the Thai baht’s appreciation, as a strong currency can actually benefit Thai importers and those who have foreign currency debts The Thai baht has been the best performing currency in emerging Asia since 2018. On a year-on-year basis, it…
Thailand’s four challenges : Debt, inequality, plastics and climate change Thais tended to get into debt faster, for longer and for higher amounts. Indebtedness starts as soon as they begin to work at age 25 and can increase until 56 years old. Bank of Thailand Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob, in his speech entitled “Formulating for the…
BOT cuts key rate from 1.75 to 1.50 percent The Thai economy was expected to expand at a lower rate than previously assessed and below potential due to the slowdown of trading partner economies and global trade For the first time since 2015, the Bank of Thailand cut its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, by…
Bank of Thailand sends a ‘warning shot’, but little impact “The Bank of Thailand’s move to curb the rising baht is simply a “warning shot” and will have little impact on the currency’s value or on the bond and stock markets.” This is the response from Thai economists following Friday’s BOT tweaking of the economic…
BoT and PBC sign agreement on Fintech Collaboration The two central banks aim to promote the use of innovation and technology to reduce costs and improve efficiency of financial products and services. On 9 June 2019 Mr. Veerathai Santiprabhob Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) and Mr. Yi Gang Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBC), signed a…