The Bank of Thailand announced a formal multi-agency framework with 11 financial institutions to combat grey capital flows and illegal financial activities. Early results show significant impact: large cash withdrawals (>5 million baht) dropped over 50% to ~40 billion baht/month, and high-volume gold bar withdrawals fell ~70% to ~3 billion baht/month. The central bank also aims to monitor foreign transactions in tourism provinces for nominee account risks and plans to coordinate with the SEC on USDT trading surveillance under new Travel Rule regulations.
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