Thailand's central bank is not concerned about liquidity in the banking system, a director said on Monday, after anti-government demonstrators made a call at the weekend for a boycott of Siam Commercial Bank .
FILE PHOTO: The Bank of Thailand logo is seen in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
BANGKOK - Thailand's central bank is not concerned about liquidity in the banking system, a director said on Monday, after anti-government demonstrators made a call at the weekend for a boycott of Siam Commercial BankThousands of protesters rallied in Bangkok on Sunday to present demands that included a call for reforms of the country’s monarchy and urged people to withdraw deposits from SCB, in which King Maha Vajiralongkorn is listed as the biggest shareholder.
“Overall, there is not a worry about liquidity in the banking system as it remains ample,” Tharith Panpiemras, a senior director at the Bank of Thailand, told reporters. Shares in SCB, Thailand's oldest bank and biggest by market value, were unchanged at 0445 GMT while the main stock index
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