Thai baht
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The Thai baht is the official currency of Thailand, notable for its central role in triggering the 1997 Asian financial crisis after a sharp devaluation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
fiat currency ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
capital flows during the 1990s
ⓘ
speculative attacks in 1997 ⓘ |
| centralBank | Bank of Thailand ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateRegime | managed float ⓘ |
| fractionalUnitName | satang ⓘ |
| frequentlyTradedAgainst |
Chinese yuan
ⓘ
Japanese yen ⓘ US dollar ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. dollar
Euro ⓘ
surface form:
euro
|
| hasInflationTargetSetBy | Bank of Thailand ⓘ |
| hasSecurityFeaturesOn | banknotes ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | abandonment of U.S. dollar peg in 1997 ⓘ |
| isoCode |
Thai baht
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
THB
|
| isPartOf | Thai monetary system ⓘ |
| isReferencedIn | international financial crisis literature ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
capital controls and monetary policy in Thailand
ⓘ
foreign exchange market trading ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Bank of Thailand ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
businesses operating in Thailand
ⓘ
residents of Thailand ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Thai ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Thailand ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
Monetary Policy Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand
|
| monetaryPolicyFramework | inflation targeting (via Bank of Thailand) ⓘ |
| numericIsoCode | 764 ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Thailand ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. dollar (historically, before 1997 float)
|
| predecessor | tical (historical unit) ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998
ⓘ
surface form:
1997 Asian financial crisis
|
| roleInEvent | trigger of the 1997 Asian financial crisis ⓘ |
| scriptOfSymbol | Thai script ⓘ |
| status | legal tender ⓘ |
| subunit | satang ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 satang = 1 baht ⓘ |
| symbol | ฿ ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic payments in Thailand
ⓘ
pricing of goods and services in Thailand ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Thailand
ⓘ
border areas of neighboring countries ⓘ |
| wasDevaluedIn | 1997 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
THB
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THB
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tical
subject surface form:
Bank of Thailand
subject surface form:
Bank of Thailand
this entity surface form:
THB
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Thai Baht
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THB