Bahten kommer sjunka snart säger finansministern
Stronger baht seen as fleeting

Apisak says one-offs drove first-half surge
The strength of the baht, which last week leapfrogged the Korean won to become the best-performing currency in Asia against the US dollar in 2017, will be short-lived and is not a threat to exports in the second half, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
Mr Apisak pointed to two large foreign investments in Thailand in the first half as supporting factors in the baht's rise.
He said the local currency was driven upward by a deal in which a Taiwanese bank paid 16.6 billion baht for a nearly 36% stake in SET-listed LH Financial Group Plc, the parent firm of Land and Houses Bank, as well as another foreign deal involving an investment in an insurance firm under a commercial bank.
He declined to reveal the insurer's name.
LH Financial Group said in late July that a Taiwanese bank had paid 16.6 billion baht to subscribe to the company's newly issued shares.
Mr Apisak said a trade surplus worth US$1 billion (33.3 billion baht) a month on average also contributed to the rapid rise in the baht.
"Exports in the second half should remain in good shape because most exports are from large companies that have hedged against foreign exchange risk," the finance minister said, adding that some business operators have natural hedging because they import raw materials to produce goods for export.
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