BOT: Reserve Money and International Reserve Report

                                                  01-Mar-19    22-Feb-19    15-Feb-19
International Reserve1/ (billions of baht)         6,702.40     6,628.90     6,557.10
(billions of US$)                                     211.7          212        209.5
Net Forward Position                                   31.7         31.4         31.7
(billions of US$)
Net Claims on Government                               67.2         74.7         54.2
(billions of baht)
Net Claims on Financial Institutions              -5,436.00    -5,469.40    -5,385.30
(billions of baht)
Reserve Money                                      1,912.50     1,887.30     1,890.90
(billions of baht)

Published March 08, 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.