BOT: Reserve Money and International Reserve Report

                                                  15-Jun-18    08-Jun-18    01-Jun-18
International Reserve1/ (billions of baht)         6,842.80     6,806.60     6,801.20
(billions of US$)                                     211.5        212.3        212.1
Net Forward Position                                   32.7         33.2         33.2
(billions of US$)
Net Claims on Government                             -131.2        -47.3         44.7
(billions of baht)
Net Claims on Financial Institutions              -5,403.60    -5,515.30    -5,517.00
(billions of baht)
Reserve Money                                      1,760.00     1,734.60     1,839.30
(billions of baht)

Published 22 Jun 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.