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Bank of Thailand reiterates limited impact of global banking problems

A construction crane opposite the Credit Suisse Group AG office tower in Zurich, Switzerland, on Monday (Bloomberg photo)

Thailand’s central bank on Monday repeated that it expected only a small impact on the country’s financial system and financial markets from the problems at banks in the United States and Europe, and would closely monitor the situation.

The Thai banking sector has a low number of transactions involving the troubled banks, and the sector is strong with high levels of capital, reserves and liquidity, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) said in a statement.

At the end of 2022, the kingdom’s banking system had a capital adequacy ratio of 19.4%, a liquidity coverage ratio of 197.3% and a non-performing loan coverage ratio…

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