Pridiyathorn's Balancing Act

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Pridiyathorn's Balancing Act

In the three and a half years since he was appointed governor of the Bank of Thailand, M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula has walked the high wire as he has sought to reform the crisis-hit central bank whilst pursuing an independent monetary and exchange rate policy. But against all the odds, the 57-year-old career banker has so far pulled it off. By Ben Davies.

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