BOT: Reserve Money and International Reserve Report

                                               13-Jan-17     06-Jan-17      30-Dec-16
International Reserve1/ (billions of baht)      6,218.80      6,221.70       6,155.80
(billions of US$)                                  175.6         174.2          171.9
Net Forward Position                                24.2          23.8           25.8
(billions of US$)
Net Claims on Government                           177.3           229          191.4
(billions of baht)
Net Claims on Financial Institutions           -4,674.70     -4,653.30      -4,430.90
(billions of baht)
Reserve Money                                   1,665.00      1,711.20       1,782.50
(billions of baht)

Published 20 Jan 2017

1/ Since 26 May 2000, the Bank of Thailand has reported weekly international reserve

figures on mark-to-market basis.

2/ Starting October 2016, international reserves include currency that has been added

to the calculation of the SDR basket.

 International Reserve                 = Gold + Foreign currency reserves + Special

Drawing Rights + Reserve position in the IMF

 Net Forward Position                  = Bank of Thailand's forward obligations to buy

(+)or sell (-)foreign currency against Thai Baht

 Net Claims on Government              = Bank of Thailand's lending to Government-

Government's deposits at the Bank of Thailand and

Currency held by Government

Institutions-Bank of Bank of Thailand's borrowing

from Financial Institutions

 Reserve Money                         = Notes and coins in circulation + Deposits of

financial institutions at the Bank of Thailand.

 Notes:                                - Government includes Central Government only.

• Bank of Thailand has excluded Financial

Institution Development Fund since 1 Jan 2007.