Bangkok--28 Apr--Bank of Thailand
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is pleased to announce a new list of Primary Dealers for bilateral repurchase transactions (PDs Bilateral Repo) which shall be effective from 3 May 2011 as follows:
1. Bangkok Bank Public Company Ltd.
2. Krung Thai Bank Public Company Ltd.
3. Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Ltd.
4. Kasikornbank Public Company Ltd.
5. Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Ltd.
6. TMB Bank Public Company Ltd.
7. Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives
8. Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) Public Company Ltd.
9. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Bangkok branch
10. United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company Ltd.
11. Government Savings Bank
12. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp., Ltd., Bangkok branch
The BOT previously announced the list of Primary Dealers for bilateral repurchase transactions which comprises of 11 PDs Bilateral Repo and takes effect from 15 September 2009. The BOT has periodically reviewed the list in order to encourage competition and enhance efficiency of conducting monetary operations via such transactions.
The BOT will review the list of Primary Dealers for bilateral repurchase transactions as deem appropriate. Financial institutions that wish to obtain further information about becoming a Primary Dealer may contact us at:
Risk Monitoring and Analysis Team
Financial Risk Management and Operations Department
Bank of Thailand
273 Samsen Rd., Pranakorn, Bangkok 10200
Tel : +66 2283-5103-4, +66 2283-6217-9
Fax : +66 2283-6831
E-mail :
[email protected]
The BOT shall reserve the right to select and appoint our PDs Bilateral Repo.