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Thailand holds key rate in rebuff to IMF call for easing
Published Wed, Mar 29, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Bangkok
THAILAND'S central bank held its key interest rate near a record low and predicted faster economic growth this year and next.
The one-day bond repurchase rate was left at 1.5 per cent, with monetary policy committee members unanimously in favour, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) said in Bangkok on Wednesday. All 24 economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicted the decision.
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