Thai governor says the fate of emerging markets rests on institutional progress

Prasarn Trairatvorakul

The Bank of Thailand governor has hit out at the practice of "lumping" all emerging markets together into one group or under one acronym, no matter how catchy it may be.

Prasarn Trairatvorakul, speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School, insisted individual countries will be responsible for their own fates, and pointed to the difference in their institutional structures as a likely dividing line between them.

He observed that growth in emerging markets is "slowing sharply" and the economies in

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.