Tag: Bank of Thailand
Thai central bank cuts key interest rate first time in two...
BANGKOK, Nov 30 - The Bank of Thailand on Wednesday cut policy interest rate by 0.25 per cent for the first time in...
BOT: Flood could slash GDP by 1%
BANGKOK, 20 October 2011 - The Bank of Thailand has advised the country to brace for a sharp drop in GDP thanks to the...
Business forecast centre revises 2011 GDP projection downward due to flood...
BANGKOK, Oct 6 - University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting has revised its 2011 GDP growth...
Cabinet approves 2.33-trillion-baht draft budget bill for 2012
BANGKOK, 14 September 2011 - The Cabinet this week approved the proposed expenditure of 2.33 trillion baht for fiscal 2012 and was considering a...
BoT: Govt’s wage, salary hike policy still unclear
BANGKOK, 24 August 2011 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has indicated that more clarifications are still needed for the Government’s policy to...
Bank of Thailand raises policy interest rate 0.25%
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - The Bank of Thailand (BoT) on Thursday raised the policy interest rate by 0.25 per cent from 3.25 to 3.50...
BoT: MPC to consider interest rate hike carefully
BANGKOK, 23 August 2011 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor has assured that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will put first priority to...
Interest rate hike needed to curb inflation: Central bank chief
BANGKOK, Aug 4 – An interest rate hike is necessary in order to keep the kingtdom’s inflation within the target range of 0.5-3...
Bank of Thailand raises policy interest rate 0.25 per cent to...
BANGKOK, July 13 – The Bank of Thailand (BOT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday raised the policy interest rate by 0.25 per...
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Tourists startled as Pattaya massage shop erupts in flames
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourists and local residents were startled when a fire broke out at a health massage shop on Pratumnak Road in South...