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Central bank holds rates as growth slows

(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. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Wed, Oct 08 2008

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09 Apr 08		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.
06 Oct 08		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.
09 Apr 08		Key interest rate 'likely to remain unchanged' » Bangkok Post The Bank of Thailand (BoT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to maintain the policy interest rate unchanged at 3.25 per cent at its meeting on Wednesday to rein in the country's volatile inflation, according to bankers.
27 Feb 08		Bank of Thailand holds policy rates » Bangkok Post The central bank on Wednesday held its key interest rate steady, as expected.
05 Mar 08		Government leans on central bank to cut rates » Bangkok Post 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.

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