Bankers, Economists Vie for Governor's Role at Bank of Thailand
Confirmed applicants include Anusorn Tamajai, who sought the governor's role in 2020; Vitai Ratanakorn, president of state-owned Government Savings Bank; Bangkok Bank Pcl's Kobsak Pootrakool; and Somprawin Manprasert, a former economist at Siam Commercial Bank Pcl. Others include a BOT deputy governor and an ex-International Monetary Fund economist, the Thai-language Krungthep Turakij reported.
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