Tarisa Watanagase
Tarisa Watanagase ; Thai : ธา ริ ษา วัฒน เกส , pronunciation: tʰāːrísǎː wáttʰánákèːt ; (Born November 30, 1949 ) is a Thai economist .
life and career
Tarisa was the head of the Central Bank of Thailand from November 8, 2006 to September 30, 2010 . She succeeded Pridiyathorn Devakula after he became finance minister in the transitional government. She was previously the deputy head of the central bank. She was the first woman to head the central bank in its 64-year history.
Tarisa has worked for the central bank since 1975, and became its deputy head in 1992. She studied at the Japanese Keio University and in the USA, she received her doctorate in economics from Washington University . From 1988 to 1990 she worked for the International Monetary Fund .
Tarisa's monetary policy followed a protectionist approach. It is responsible for the regulation introduced in 2006 that foreign investors must deposit 30% of their capital invested in Thailand with the central bank without interest. This is to prevent an excessively strong baht , which would be harmful to the export-dependent industry in Thailand.
In 2007 she received an honorary doctorate from Keiō University.
She is married and has a daughter.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Bank of Thailand: Biography ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Conferment of Honorary Degree of Doctor (2000-2009) , Keiō University
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tarisa Watanagase |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ธา ริ ษา วัฒน เกส (th) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Thai economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1949 |