Thailand
Malaysia’s Zeti on the key skills needed to be a successful central banker
The Bank Negara veteran speaks about leadership skills, lessons from the AFC and 1MDB crises, her scepticism of inflation targeting, and how the Asia School of Business' masters synthesises theory with practical realities
Former governor warns against interference with Bank of Thailand
Tarisa Watanagase urges selection panel to act independently when picking new chairman
Bank of Thailand launches data-sharing initiative
Central bank and regulators plan to make consent-based data-sharing mechanism operational in 2026
BoT governor calls for new growth model for Thailand
Sethaput advocates stronger focus on local development and quality of life
Bank of Thailand to name new chair by October
Upcoming appointment adds uncertainty to relations between new government and central bank
South Korea and Indonesia set up currency transactions framework
Move is latest regional effort to bolster use of local currencies for settling trades
Bank of Thailand holds rates at 2.5%
Change of government poses uncertainty over major cash handout plan
Philippines to issue up to four more digital bank licences
New entrants must bring new services to the table, central bank says
Bank of Thailand announces measures to ease household debt
Central bank extends easier repayment rules for card users and persistent debtors
Policy-makers report progress in CBDC exploration
Central banks generally see promise in digital currencies, though one is halting research
Central banks of Japan and Thailand renew swap agreement
$3 billion bilateral arrangement aimed at supporting financial stability and trade
Innovate to tackle challenges, says BoT deputy governor
Mallikamas outlines ways to deal with economic and geopolitical uncertainties
BNM’s Rasheed on inflation, growth and currency performance in emerging markets
Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor speaks about balancing inflation and growth, supporting the ringgit, multilateral currency settlement and greening Islamic finance
BIS instant payments trial to move from ‘concept to reality’
India joins Project Nexus as it prepares for “live implementation”
Thai governor clashes with government over inflation target
Sethaput warns of inflation risks amid ongoing dispute with prime minister
Bank of Thailand holds rate again
Policy-makers agree to hold rate despite government pressure to cut
Reserve Bank of India plans to take payments system to 20 countries
Peruvian central bank signs agreement to use India’s Unified Payment Interface
Getting Chiang Mai right
Asia’s emergency infrastructure is on the right track, but there is still room for improvement
BIS’s Zhang Tao on why Asian central banks favour a broader policy mix
The BIS’s Asia chief speaks with Christopher Jeffery and Jimmy Choi about supporting liquidity, financial stability and innovation in the Asia-Pacific region
Thai prime minister tells lenders to cut interest rates
Move comes amid continued tensions between government and central bank
Bank of Thailand holds rate despite PM’s call for cuts
Monetary policy committee expresses concern on elevated debt levels
Laos and Brunei join Asian cross-border payments initiative
Laotian and Thai central banks also launch new cross-border payments link
Thailand forges ahead with virtual banking
BoT to accept applications to open virtual banks from March 20
Thai PM calls for emergency central bank meeting to cut rates
BoT governor appears unswayed by call for monetary policy committee to meet ahead of schedule