Deadline to apply for central bank governor's job extended
The committee in charge of selecting the governor of the Bank of Thailand on Thursday (June 25) resolved to extend the date for receiving applications for the top job to July 10 from the previous June 16, selection committee chairman Rangsan Sriworasart said.
He added that the committee wanted to give more time for potential candidates to apply. The extension will also give a chance to potential applicants, who were hampered because of the Covid-19 pandemic. He added that looking at more applicants would be in the interest of the country.
Currently there are four candidates in contention, of whom two are the central bank veterans.
Current BOT Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob completes his five-year term in September.
The committee will consider the qualifications of all candidates on July 17 and allow them to present their vision on July 21. Two names will eventually be sent to the Finance Minister to pick one of them as BOT governor.
Rangsan added that he expected more applications due to the extension of deadline, but added that there would be no further extension after July 10.
