BOT: Reserve Money and International Reserve Report

                                                   23-Dec-16          16-Dec-16          09-Dec-16
International Reserve1/ (billions of baht)          6,205.10           6,174.70           6,207.80
(billions of US$)                                      172.3              172.6              174.1
Net Forward Position                                    24.6               24.3               23.4
(billions of US$)
Net Claims on Government                               167.5               88.6              108.7
(billions of baht)
Net Claims on Financial Institutions               -4,544.60          -4,545.20          -4,570.40
(billions of baht)
Reserve Money                                       1,715.30           1,648.80           1,648.80
(billions of baht)

Published 30 Dec 2016

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.