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  2. 1997 Asian financial crisis - Wikipedia

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    The baht was pegged at 25 to the U.S. dollar. On 14 and 15 May 1997, the Thai baht was hit by massive speculative attacks. On 30 June 1997, Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said that he would not devalue the baht. However, Thailand lacked the foreign reserves to support the USD–Baht currency peg, and the Thai government was eventually ...

  3. Thai baht - Wikipedia

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    These were silver 1 sik; 1 fueang; 1 and 2 salueng; 1, 2, and 4 baht; with the baht weighing 15.244 grams and the others weight-related. Tin 1 solot and 1 at followed in 1862, with gold 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 , 4, and 8 baht introduced in 1863 and copper 2 and 4 at in 1865.

  4. Economy of Thailand - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 December 2024. Economy of Thailand Bangkok, the commercial hub of Thailand Currency Thai baht (THB, ฿) Fiscal year 1 October – 30 September Trade organisations WTO, APEC, IOR-ARC, ASEAN, RCEP Country group Developing/Emerging Upper-middle income economy Newly industrialized country Statistics ...

  5. Thai property mogul Srettha Thavisin's unlikely rise to prime ...

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    In 2022, Bangkok-listed Sansiri posted revenue of 34.9 billion baht ($1.01 billion) and 4.2 billion baht in net profit. Shares in the developer rose more than 8% in Bangkok on Tuesday, heading for ...

  6. Thailand - Wikipedia

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    Thailand was the most visited country in Southeast Asia in 2013, according to the World Tourism Organisation. Estimates of tourism receipts directly contributing to the Thai GDP of 12 trillion baht range from 9 per cent (1 trillion baht) (2013) to 16 per cent. [225]

  7. Cambodian riel - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] In areas near the Thai border, the Thai baht is also accepted. [ citation needed ] Dollarization started in the 1980s and continued to the early 90s when the United Nations contributed humanitarian aid, [ 3 ] refugees began sending remittances home, and inflation as high as 177% per year eroded confidence in the riel.

  8. Crypto CEO safe after being kidnapped and held for $1 million ...

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    The head of Canada’s largest crypto company, WonderFi, is free after being kidnapped in Toronto on Wednesday. After electronically paying a ransom of $1 million Canadian dollars, or $720,660 ...

  9. Norwegian krone - Wikipedia

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    In 1933 the krone was pegged to the pound sterling at 1 pound = 19.9 kroner, and in 1939 the krone was pegged to the U.S. dollar at $1 = 4.4 kroner. [4] During the German occupation (1940–1945) in the Second World War, the krone was initially pegged to the Reichsmark at a rate of 1 krone = 0.6 Reichsmark, later reduced to 0.57.