lower current account 2) Central bank monetary policy - gradual tightening of monetary policy could help ease pressure on Thai Baht. However, over- tightening could lead to rise in Thai money market rates
quarter of 2019, Baht appreciated with the average exchange rate of 31.62 THB/USD, compared to 32.81 THB/USD in the previous quarter. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintained the policy interest rate
, increase in relocations of production base to Thailand would be beneficial to private consumptions and investments and lessen the negative impacts from the external factors. For the monetary policy, at the
quarter with the number of tourist arrivals through Suvarnabhumi Airport for March registering a decline of 80% yoy. For the monetary policy, at the meeting on March 20, 2020, the Monetary Policy Committee
tourist arrivals through Suvarnabhumi Airport for March registering a decline of 80% yoy. For the monetary policy, at the meeting on March 20, 2020, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held a special
prospects were apparent in the US, the Eurozone, Japan and many other Asian countries. The International Monetary Fund therefore upgraded its global economic projection for 2017 to 3.6 percent. The US economy
. Given the intensified global trade tension, the October 2018 World Economic Outlook of the International Monetary Fund cut its global economic projection for 2018 and 2019 to 3.7 percent, compared to the
diverging monetary policies, businesses may have to contend with Thai Baht volatility and rising interest rate trends. Given the changing customer behavior amid new technologies, regulatory changes and
that the Bank of Thailand’s monetary policy stance will remain accommodative in the period ahead and future policy rate increases will be gradual. Thai Banking Industry in 2018 In 2018, commercial banks
and November Monetary Policy Committee meetings, taking the rate down from 1.75 percent to 1.25 percent. The Bank of Thailand also eased foreign exchange regulations to curb the strong baht and