BOT: Reserve Money and International Reserve Report

                                                   15-Sep-17     08-Sep-17     01-Sep-17
International Reserve1/ (billions of baht)          6,616.50      6,590.70      6,509.69
(billions of US$)                                     200.10        199.30        196.18
Net Forward Position                                   31.10         32.30         31.97
(billions of US$)
Net Claims on Government                             -213.50        -83.40        -23.82
(billions of baht)
Net Claims on Financial Institutions               -4,826.30     -4,933.40     -4,890.28
(billions of baht)
Reserve Money                                       1,713.30      1,679.40      1,701.27
(billions of baht)

Published 22 Sep 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 January 2007.