The Latest Breaking News from Bank of Thailand

Caught in a vicious currency cycle

Industry leaders have called on the government and related authorities to do more to prevent the depreciation of the baht and mitigate the impact of the Bank of Thailand's latest policy rate hike.

Bangkok Post · Oct 2, 2022

Central bank poised to raise policy rate pending changes

The Bank of Thailand is prepared to keep raising its policy rate if core inflation rises faster than predicted.

Bangkok Post · Sep 29, 2022

Borrowers hit as rates increase again

The Bank of Thailand on Wednesday raised the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1%, in a bid to tame high inflation amid an uneven economic recovery.

Bangkok Post · Sep 28, 2022

Keeping the scammers at bay

Authorities and regulators are stepping up efforts to prevent financial fraud, especially online scams, with measures ranging from plugging legal loopholes to the use of advanced technology.

Bangkok Post · Sep 25, 2022

Sell-off continues as inflation fight stepped up

RECAP: Asian markets fell again yesterday and the dollar extended gains amid a global sell-off fuelled by growing recession fears as central banks around the world ramped up interest rates to fight decades-high inflation.

Bangkok Post · Sep 23, 2022

Prawit walks back baht comments

Acting prime minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who earlier this week called for measures to halt the baht’s slide, said on Thursday the government won’t meddle with the central bank and how it handles the currency.

Bangkok Post · Sep 22, 2022

DES cracks down on peddling of bogus investments

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry says it will send a list of websites and social media pages suspected of luring people into bogus asset investments to the Bank of Thailand and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to check the licences, as part of a crackdown on scammers.

Bangkok Post · Sep 21, 2022

Weak baht takes centre stage

The Finance Ministry will hold talks with the Bank of Thailand to discuss and delve into the factors behind the weakening baht, said Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.

Bangkok Post · Sep 21, 2022

Arkhom calls for study of loopholes related to forex

Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bank of Thailand to examine any legal loopholes to prevent recurring cases of foreign exchange Ponzi schemes.

Bangkok Post · Sep 19, 2022

Asian markets sell off amid recession worries

RECAP: Asian markets sold off sharply on Friday and Europe followed as investors braced for a hefty US rate hike next week amid growing concerns of a global recession following warnings from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Bangkok Post · Sep 16, 2022