Thailand Latest News Fri 25 Jul 2008
Thailand Latest News Fri 25 Jul 2008
BOT: Commercial Banks Loan Rates
7Commercial Banks Loan Rates as of Jul 25, 2008 Bank MOR MLR MRR Ceiling* Default* Credit Card Commercial Banks registered in Thailand Bangkok Bank 7.5000 7.2500 7.7500 11.5000 15.0000 20.0000Krung Thai Bank 7.5000 7.2500 7.7500 14.7500 18.0000 Kasikornbank 7.5000 7.2500 7.7500 18.7500 22.7500 20.0000The Siamread more
BOT: Commercial Banks Deposit Rates
Commercial Banks Deposit Rates as of Jul 25, 2008 Bank Saving Fixed 3 mths 6 mths 12 mths 24 mths Commercial Banks registered in Thailand Bangkok Bank 0.7500 2.3750 2.6250 2.5000 2.7500 2.7500 3.0000 3.5000Krung Thai Bank 0.7500 2.3750 2.6250 2.5000 2.7500 2.7500 3.0000 3.5000 3.7500Kasikornbank 0.7500 2.3500 2.6500read more
Schedule of Events of the Prime Minister's Office Monday July 28, 2008
09.00 H.E. Dato' Shaarani bin Ibrahim, Ambassador of Malaysia to Thailand, pays a courtesy call on Prime Minister at Ivory room, Thai Koofha Building, Government House. 09.30 The group of Thai youths pay a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister (Mr.Somchai Wongsawat) at Santi Maitri Building, Government House. 10.00read more
Schedule of Events of the Prime Minister's Office Sunday July 27, 2008
08.30 The Prime Minister airs TV programme on "Weekly Talk with Prime Minister Samak" broadcasting at The Government Public Relations Department. Foreign Relations Section, Government Spokesman Bureau Tel: 0 2629 9293 Fax: 0 2281 4450 End.read more
Schedule of Events of the Prime Minister's Office Saturday July 26, 2008
11.00 Government Spokesman and his team airs a TV programme ''Talking outside Government House with Government Spokesman team'' 92.5 Mhz, The Government Public Ralations Department. Foreign Relations Section, Government Spokesman Bureau Tel: 0 2629 9293 Fax: 0 2281 4450 End.read more
AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Friday, July 25, 2008
SYDNEY 25 Jul AsiaNet/InfoQuest TOMMY HILFIGER... NEW YORK Tommy Hilfiger, one of the world's most recognized premiumlifestyle brands, was recently included in Women's Wear Daily's annual "WWD100" issue. The "WWD 100" list names the top 100 brands female consumers knowbest, including categories such as accessories,read more
Photo Release: EXIM Thailand Participates in “Confidence Thailand Fair: Cut-Price Quality Products for Thais”
Bangkok 25 Jul EXIM BANK Dr. Apichai Boontherawara (far left), President of Export Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), posed with Dr. Surapong Seubwonglee (third right), Finance Minister, and 2nd Lt. Ranongrak Suwanchawee (third left), Deputy Finance Minister, at the “Confidence Thailand Fair: Cut Priceread more
ILOG PLANT POWEROPS 3.0
Bangkok 25 Jul M Focus ILOG PLANT POWEROPS 3.0 Takes Production Planners to New Level for Managing Demand Variability and Building Executable Schedules ILOG has unveiled ILOG Plant PowerOps 3.0, the latest version of ILOG's integrated planning and scheduling solution that increases production planners' ability toread more
Photo Release: Khanom Power Plant, a subsidiary of EGCO Group wins the National Safety Awards for the ninth consecutive years
Bangkok 25 Jul EGCO Group Khanom Power Plant, a subsidiary of EGCO Group, the first independent power producer in Thailand led by Mrs.Krisna Pinkaew (middle), Deputy MD Finance & Administration recently received the ‘National Safety Awards’ for Safety, Occupational Health, and Environment for 2008 from theread more
Statement by Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand at the Closing Ceremony of the 41st AMM
Bangkok Jul 25 MFA Statement by His Excellency Sahas Bunditkul Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand at the Closing Ceremony of the 41st AMM and Handing Over of the ASEAN Chairmanship Singapore 24 July 2008 Your Royal Highness, Your Excellency George Yeo, Fellow ASEAN Colleagues, Distinguished Delegates,read more
IDC Says Growth Is Still Expected Despite Macroeconomic Pressures in the Asia/Pacific PC Market in 2Q08
Bangkok 25 Jul IDC IDC's preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) client PC market grew 8% sequentially and 15% year on year to nearly 19 million units in 2Q08. This was 4% lower than IDC’s previous forecasts, as many countries in the region came in softer than expected, including the keyread more
Strengthening Consumer Protection in Financials (1)
Until recently the protection of consumer finance users in Thailand were rather limited. In the past, as the consumers and people in general are not that well educated, the economy and financial system as well as financial services and products were not that developed, and the consumer awareness was not thatread more
Citibank and The Mall Group celebrate Citi M Visa's first anniversary Variety of activities and entertainment programs plus a privilege offer and Unveiling of “Citi M Web Cam Phone Service”
Bangkok 25 Jul Public Hit Citibank and The Mall Group are celebrating the first anniversary of the Citi M Visa credit card in style. In addition to a range of entertainment programs where cardholders can rub shoulders with their favorite stars at the "Citi M Visa 1st Anniversary Celebration" party, a host of prizes toread more
BOT: Bangkok Interbank Offered Rate (BIBOR)
Bangkok Interbank Offered Rate(BIBOR)* as of Jul 25, 2008 11.00 a.m. Tenor Last Change Previous (25/7/08) (24/7/08) O/N 3.5 0 3.5 1 Week 3.53797 0.00016 3.53781 1 Month 3.59516 0.00047 3.59469 2 Month 3.67031 0.00218 3.66813 3 Month 3.78797 0.00656 3.78141 6 Month 4 0 4 9 Month 4.16344 0.00844 4.155 1 Year 4.3525read more
Rates of Exchange of Commercial Banks in Bangkok Metropolis (2002-present)
(Unit : Baht / 1 Unit of Foreign Currency)Last Updated : 25 Jul 2008 10:30 24 JUL 2008 23 JUL 2008 22 JUL 2008 21 JUL 2008 18 JUL 2008 16 JUL 2008 1 REFERENCE RATE : US DOLLAR (USD) 33.4580 33.3680 33.3650 33.3160 33.3910 33.5040 2 USA : DOLLAR (USD) 3 BUYING SIGHT 33.2122 33.1480 33.1566 33.0896 33.1931 33.2565 4read more
BOT: Bilateral Repurchase Transactions
Bilateral Repurchase Transactions As of Jul 25, 2008 Transaction Term Amount Amount Rate Submitted(%) Rate Accepted(%) Weighted BID Type (Day) Submitted Accepted Min Max Min Max Average Coverage (Mil.Baht) (Mil.Baht) Rate(%) Ratio Repo 1 159,500 159,500 3.50000 3.50000 3.50000 3.50000 3.50000 1.00Repo 7 10,100 9,500read more
Speculative-Grade Spread Tightens Slightly, Still 70% Wider Than Five-Year Moving Average
Bangkok 25 Jul Standard & Poor's Standard & Poor's U.S. investment grade composite credit spread is currently elevated at 256 basis points (bps), almost 30% wider than at the beginning of the year. With continued pressure on financial institutions and banks, investment grade credit spreads are expected to remain rangeread more
GUINNESS 9 BALL TOUR 2008 CUES OFF IN SINGAPORE
Bangkok 25 Jul Total Quality World No.1 headlines line up of Asia’s top talent; Singapore’s Chan Keng Kwang leads local resistance Singapore pool fans will be treated an exciting showcase of pool action as the highly anticipated Guinness 9 Ball Tour 2008 Singapore leg gets underway at Velocity@Novenaread more
AAPICO Group on track to become leading Asian supplier for global automotive industry Sweeps 2 Frost & Sullivan ASEAN Awards
Bangkok 25 Jul Image Impact AAPICO Hitech PCL today reinforced its commitment to become Asia’s top automotive component manufacturer and car navigation software provider after recently receiving two Frost & Sullivan ASEAN Automotive Awards for Thailand. The commitment was made at the company’sread more
TRIS Rating Downgrades Company & Issue Ratings of “THAI” to “A+” from “AA-” And Assigns New Issue Rating at “A+” With “Stable” Outlook
Bangkok 25 Jul TRIS Rating TRIS Rating Co., Ltd. has downgraded the company rating of Thai Airways International PLC (THAI) and the ratings of its senior debentures to “A+” from “AA ”. At the same time, TRIS Rating has assigned a “A+” rating to THAI’s proposed issue of up toread more
Interbank Rate, Flow and Outstanding
Interbank Rate, Flow and Outstanding as of July 24, 2008 Rate (% Per Annum) Overnight T/N Min Max Mode Min Max Mode 3.38 3.5 3.49 3.5 3.51 3.51 Flow Volume (Million Baht) Overnight T/N Call Term Total 15,430 3,600 800 3,580 23,410 Outstanding Volume (Million Baht) Overnight T/N Call * Term Total 15,430 0 1,550 19,216read more
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