Bank of Thailand seeks outside picks for chief as deadline nears

Successor to Harvard grad Veerathai will have little room to cut interest rates

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Thailand has cast a wider net in its search for a new central bank governor, with incumbent Veerathai Santiprabhob's term is set to expire at the end of September. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Thailand has cast a wider net in its search for a new central bank governor who can lead Southeast Asia's second-largest economy out of the COVID-19 crisis, with incumbent Veerathai Santiprabhob's term is set to expire at the end of September.

Friday marks the deadline for applications, which are open to the public. The process has already been extended once after an initial list was closed on June 16.

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