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Thailand’s Trairatvorakul on policy direction in 2011
Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul calls for government and private sector to assist in macroeconomic stability in 2011
Emerging markets must rethink exchange rate strategy: Thailand's Trairatvorakul
Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul says new era of globalisation will require changes to domestic policy
Thailand’s Bandid on macroprudential policy
Bank of Thailand deputy governor Bandid Nijathaworn stresses need to distinguish macroprudential policy from capital controls; points to difficulty in identifying triggers
Thailand relaxes FX controls
Moves follow baht’s appreciation
Bank of Thailand opens shop in China
People's Bank of China says Bank of Thailand's new representative office in Beijing will aid cooperation
Cross-border collateral may alleviate dollar funding strains: Emeap
Executives’ Meeting of East Asia Pacific Central Banks says crisis revealed shortcomings in regional money markets; swaps deals, cross-border collateral could alleviate some problems
Thailand’s Watanagase calls for greater economic resilience
Bank of Thailand governor Tarisa Watanagase proposes measures to bolster economy from impact of external and domestic shocks
Bangkok names new central bank governor
Thailand’s cabinet selects former Securities and Exchange Commission chief Prasarn Trairatvorakul to take over as central bank head; markets, analysts welcome announcement
Four candidates vie to head Bank of Thailand
Bangkok set to present finance ministry with shortlist narrowed down from four applicants including deputy governor Bandid Nijathaworn; incumbent Tarisa Watanagase will leave in October
Taskforce to overhaul Asian post-trade framework
Central banks of Hong Kong and Malaysia team up with settlement systems firm Euroclear to create pilot common platform to improve central securities depository infrastructure
Thailand likely to postpone hike as protests turn bloody
Bank of Thailand will put off rate normalisation till June in order to soothe markets rattled by clashes between anti-government protestors and army, say analysts
Emerging markets will overhaul reserve methods: Thai deputy
Bank of Thailand vice governor Atchana Waiquamdee says crisis has rendered traditional measures of reserve adequacy “meaningless” for cautious emerging markets
No “urgency” to exit as Kiwis hold rates
Decision to stay at record low reflects recovery
Macroprudential policy tough to apply – Watanagase
Bank of Thailand’s Tarisa Watanagase says macroprudential policy framework is challenging to put into practice
Thailand holds on signs of recovery
Bank of Thailand keeps rates at 1.25%, says level appropriate for growth and inflation
Thailand relaxes overseas investment rules
Bank of Thailand relaxes rules for investing overseas in an effort to halt baht’s rise
Thailand’s Nijathaworn on Asia’s Achilles heel
Bank of Thailand’s Bandid Nijathaworn says Asia needs to decouple
Thai central bank lowers forecasts
Gloomier outlook for GDP and inflation as Bank of Thailand keeps rates on hold
Thailand’s Watanagase on financial inclusion
Bank of Thailand’s Tarisa Watanagase on improving financial inclusion
Thailand's Bandid stresses importance of Pillar II
Work by the Bank of Thailand on the implementation of Pillar II of Basel II is continuing, said Bandid Nijathaworn, the deputy governor of the central bank.
Bank of Thailand - Annual Report 2007
The Thai economy grew by 4.8% in 2007, the country's central bank reported in its latest Annual Report.
Thailand slashes rates, cites demand and exports
The Bank of Thailand surprised markets on Wednesday by slashing rates for the second month in a row on further signs of a slowdown.
Thailand slashes rates on "significant change"
The Bank of Thailand made its biggest-ever rate cut on Wednesday, sparked by what it termed a significant change in the economic environment.
Thailand can weather the storm
Thailand's banks are strong enough to weather the current global turmoil, said Bandid Nijathaworn, a deputy governor of the Bank of Thailand.