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BANGKOK (Reuters) -Vitai Ratanakorn, the incoming governor of the Bank of Thailand, by his own admission, will start his new job in October at a difficult time. Growth in Southeast Asia's ...
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: Thailand Names Rate-Cut Advocate Vitai to Lead Central Bank
Thailand has picked a rate-cut advocate as its next central bank governor, doubling-down on efforts to push for more aggressive easing to help debt-saddled borrowers and revive a faltering economy.
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: 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 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 Keeps Key Rate Steady as New Government Takes Shape
(Bloomberg) -- Thailand's central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting, as policymakers await clarity around the new government's agenda and gauge risks to the ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: Thai Government Suffers Setback in Bid to Sway Central Bank
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- The Thai government’s campaign to pressure the Bank of Thailand to cut interest rates suffered a significant ...
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: 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 ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: In Recent Border Controversies, Thailand’s Government Has Been Missing in Action
New Zealand’s Trade Agreement With India Reflects a Foreign Policy Shift The failure of the Pheu Thai-led government to communicate with the public uniformly and effectively has created openings for ...
News Thailand » Central » Government: Thai Economists Warn of Political Interference in Central Bank Selection
More than 800 leading Thai economists, including four former central bank governors, have warned of political interference in the selection of the Bank of Thailand (BOT)’s next board chairman. In a ...