BOT: Reserve Money and International Reserve Report

                                                  19-Oct-18    12-Oct-18    05-Oct-18
International Reserve1/ (billions of baht)         6,640.30     6,645.60     6,666.40
(billions of US$)                                     203.6        203.2        203.2
Net Forward Position                                   32.2         32.8         32.5
(billions of US$)
Net Claims on Government                                  5        -93.2       -163.6
(billions of baht)
Net Claims on Financial Institutions              -5,369.40    -5,226.40    -5,163.40
(billions of baht)
Reserve Money                                      1,752.80     1,773.40     1,786.10
(billions of baht)

Published October 26, 2018

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.