Prasarn sees central bank role at heart of Thailand economy's defence

Thai economy can return to growth now the government is back on the pitch

Prasarn Trairatvorakul
Governor Prasarn

Thailand's central bank plays the role of centre back in "the football game of the economy" – able to "clearly see the whole field and choose a path to support the team's offense", that is growth in the Thai economy, according to governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul.

Prasarn told the annual Thailand Focus conference yesterday that the two dangers he was particularly watching out for over the coming year is an early "normalisation" of US interest rates and household debt, which in Thailand stands at

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