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(Bloomberg) -- Thailand is set to appoint former Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong as the new Bank of Thailand chairman, a sign of the government seeking to tighten its grip over the central bank ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: Thailand can return to 3% growth within 2-3 years, central bank official says
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Thailand's return to economic growth of about 3% is "definitely possible" within three years if it can tackle some of its ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: Thai cabinet approves Vitai Ratanakorn as next central bank chief, official says
Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for Vitai Ratanakorn to be the next governor of the Bank of Thailand, a government official said. The appointment of Vitai, 54, the president and CEO of ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: Thai Government Suffers Setback in Bid to Sway Central Bank
(Bloomberg) -- The Thai government's campaign to pressure the Bank of Thailand to cut interest rates suffered a significant setback, with the Office of the Council of State effectively ruling that the ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: Thailand's central bank and government must work together, PM says
BANGKOK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Thailand's government will push for 3.5% economic growth this year and will seek to work closer with the central bank to support small businesses, Prime Minister ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: Thai Central Bank Intervenes to Slow Currency Moves, Says Official
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank has intervened to slow the Thai currency's movement, an assistant governor said on Friday after the baht rose to its strongest levels in four years, ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: Thai Central Bank Unexpectedly Cuts Rate, Open to More Easing Amid Tariffs Uncertainty
BANGKOK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank unexpectedly cut its policy interest rate on Wednesday, as it seeks to further support an economy pressured by U.S. tariff uncertainty and a ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: Thai panel picks government's candidate for central bank board chair, sources say
BANGKOK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - A Thai panel on Monday picked ruling party loyalist and former Finance Minister Kittiratt na Ranong to chair the central bank's board, two government sources said, choosing ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: In Recent Border Controversies, Thailand’s Government Has Been Missing in Action
The failure of the Pheu Thai-led government to communicate with the public uniformly and effectively has created openings for its opponents. An aerial view of Koh Kut, a Thai island in the Gulf of ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: Thai Government Nominates Central Bank Critic for BOT Chairman
Thailand’s government is backing Kittiratt Na-Ranong, a critic of the central bank’s hawkish monetary policy and a loyalist of the ruling party, to become the new chairman of the Bank of Thailand, ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: Thailand’s Government Promised Change. It’s Delivering Chaos
The upheaval within the ruling coalition underscores the degree to which, since Thailand’s general election in May 2023, the country’s politics, which could have been calmed by a successful vote, have ...