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BoT maintains one-day RP rate at 3.75 pct

(BangkokPost.com) - The Bank of Thailand (BoT)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Wednesday resolved to maintain the one-day bond repurchase rate at 3.75 percent per year. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Wed, Oct 08 2008

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