BOT: Reserve Money and International Reserve Report

                                                  15-Feb-19    08-Feb-19    01-Feb-19
International Reserve1/ (billions of baht)         6,557.10     6,599.50     6,557.50
(billions of US$)                                     209.5        210.3        209.2
Net Forward Position                                   31.7         30.6         32.4
(billions of US$)
Net Claims on Government                               54.2        126.1        115.3
(billions of baht)
Net Claims on Financial Institutions              -5,385.30    -5,467.00    -5,358.60
(billions of baht)
Reserve Money                                      1,890.90     1,893.20     1,928.50
(billions of baht)

Published February 22, 2019

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.