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Thailand Business News - Aug 29, 2026

Bank of Thailand tightens gold-trading oversight as baht correlation weakens Bank of Thailand Governor Vitai Ratanakorn said Thursday that restrictions imposed in March on retail gold trading have measurably reduced gold’s influence on the baht and could be tightened further if needed. The online gold-trading limit currently stands at 50 million baht per person per […]

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