The Bank holds foreign currency deposits (mainly USD) for several reasons – e.g. to maintain liquidity position in a particular currency or location, to manage net open position in a particular currency or for scheduled payments in foreign currencies. Diagrams below show movements in USD LIBOR rates and THB/USD exchange rates over the past 4 years. In 2014, USD LIBOR rates have been declining which made money market more intriguing for foreign financial institutions. However, the main reason is THB has generally been depreciated against USD making USD interbank & money market investments were more attractive. This trend continues to be in the year ended of 2014 as well.