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Government leans on central bank to cut rates

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) should reduce its policy interest rate to ease the pressure of foreign capital inflows on the movement of the baht, the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) said on Wednesday. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Wed, Mar 05 2008

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06 Oct 08 visit Central bank likely to maintain rates on Wednesday  »  Bangkok Post The Bank of Thailand (BoT) Monetary Policy Committee will likely keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 3.75 per cent when it meets Wednesday, according to the Kasikorn Research Center.
08 Oct 08 visit Central bank holds rates as growth slows  »  Bangkok Post (Agencies) - The monetary policy committee of the Bank of Thailand announced on Wednesday it had decided to maintain the key policy interest rate at 3.75 per cent per annum.
27 Feb 08 visit Bank of Thailand holds policy rates  »  Bangkok Post The central bank on Wednesday held its key interest rate steady, as expected.
09 Apr 08 visit Central bank keeps policy rate unchanged  »  Bangkok Post The Monetary Policy Committee, the interest-rate setting authority of the Bank of Thailand, announced Wednesday that the benchmark rate will stay at 3.25 per cent per annum due to concerns over inflation during the first quarter of the year.
01 Nov 08 visit BoT urged to cut policy interest rate  »  Bangkok Post The Bank of Thailand (BoT) should reduce the policy interest rate by at least 0.50 per cent to be on par with the US Federal Reserve's latest interest cut, within this year, to help reduce the burdens of homebuyers amid the country's economic slowdown,...

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