Thailand

BMI View: While the Bank of Thailand (BoT) is likely to keep its benchmark one-day repo rate on hold at 3.25% over the next couple of months, the weaker global environment is still... 2008-04-09

BMI View: Asian governments have good reasons to fear Kosovo's recent secession from Serbia. Virtually every Asian country has a territory or ethnic minority that has sought or is... 2008-03-10

As anticipated, the Bank of Thailand (BoT), having reduced the limit on foreign currency holdings, has adopted a gradual approach to removing capital controls. We therefore expect... 2007-12-18

The Assets Examination Committee (AEC) has levelled three new charges against ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who already faces two counts of corruption. If convicted of... 2007-11-29

BMI View: The military's 10-year, THB317bn (US$8.8bn) spending demands will impose a burden at a time when the economy is being affected by the continued uncertainty following the... 2007-11-26

After rising steadily for the past several months, the Thai baht has become noticeably more volatile over the past couple of weeks, in the run up to December's elections, even though... 2007-11-15

With general elections on the horizon, the policy proposals provided by Prachai Leopairatana, leader of the Matchima Thippatai party, are just a few of many that are emerging from... 2007-10-29

Despite ongoing calls for his resignation, amid a shareholding row involving cabinet ministers, we do not believe critics will tighten the political screws hard enough to force the... 2007-10-05

Things appear to have settled in Myanmar after the regime forcefully suppressed street protests at the end of September, to much international dismay. There are, however, few levers... 2007-10-01

BMI View: We maintain our view that the economy will undergo a significant deceleration, as weak consumer spending and private investment continue to weigh on growth. On the positive... 2007-08-07