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Bank of Thailand: Monetary Policy Committee’s Decision on 29 April 2015
April 29th, 2015
Mr. Mathee Supapongse, Secretary of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), announced the outcome of the meeting on 29 April 2015 as follows. The committee voted 5 to 2 to reduce the policy rate by 0.25 percentage point from 1.75 ...
FSA signs cooperation with the Bank of Thailand
May 9th, 2014
The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Bank of Thailand signed the Exchange of Letters for Cooperation (EOL) on May 9, 2014. The EOL provides a formal basis for ongoing cooperation between the two authorities in sound financial ...
Thailand’s leading commercial bank adopts Bloomberg’s multi-asset risk solution
September 26th, 2016
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, today announced that Thanachart Bank, Thailand’s sixth largest bank by asset size, has selected Bloomberg’s multi-asset risk solution (MARS) for counterparty risk management. A subsidiary of Thanachart Group, Thanachart ...
Singapore and Thailand in early stage talks to connect e-payment systems
October 5th, 2017
Singapore and Thailand are in discussions about connecting their national digital payment systems to forge an unprecedented regional alliance, as officials step up efforts to curb the use of cash. The link would bring together Southeast Asia’s first national ...
Yen heads for worst weekly loss while the euro was slightly lower; Central Banks Meet
August 25th, 2017
Yellen, Draghi to take center stage at Jackson Hole gathering Yen heads for worst weekly loss in two months; oil below $48 Asian stocks were mixed, with gauges in Japan rising, and Australian bonds fell as investors await comments ...
Markets are focusing for a key meeting of global central bankers; Economic data this week
August 21st, 2017
With economic data thin this week, markets are focusing on any significant policy statements coming out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi are among central bankers attending the annual ...
Bank of Sydney Enhances Online and Mobile Banking Services with Fiserv
May 30th, 2017
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Bank of Sydney will work with Fiserv to provide its consumer and small business customers with enhanced digital banking capabilities. The bank will ...
Central banks and gold
March 5th, 2017
The very near future is likely to see a sea-change in central bankers’ attitude to the gold allocation in their reserves. The failure of G20 monetary policy since the financial crisis is causing a general rethink, which may eventually ...
Asian Stocks Advance as Banks Rally; Dollar Mixed: Markets Wrap
February 6th, 2017
U.S. jobs data show hiring increase with weaker earnings gains S&P 500 closed within 1 point of all-time high on Friday Asian stocks advanced after the Trump administration’s plan to roll back financial regulations sparked a rally in global bank ...
UnionPay International and Bank of China jointly issued the first Travel Europe Themed UnionPay credit card
November 21st, 2016
On November 21, UnionPay International and Bank of China (BOC) jointly announced their joint issuance of the first Europe version of the Travel Mate. China UnionPay credit card. This is the first Travel Europe themed UnionPay credit card issued ...