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Former governor warns against interference with Bank of Thailand

Tarisa Watanagase urges selection panel to act independently when picking new chairman

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George Johnson

A former Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor has said government inference with the central bank could have disastrous consequences for the economy.

Tarisa Watanagase, who headed the bank between 2006 and 2010, also called on a panel tasked with picking a new chair of the BoT board to make their decision independently.

She made her comments yesterday (October 7) on Facebook as media reported that a committee would meet today to select the chair and two board members from a list of candidates put

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