BANGKOK: Thailand's central bank is expected to leave its policy interest rate steady again on Wednesday, its final meeting for this year, a Reuters poll showed.
The central bank's one-day repurchase rate has been kept at 2 percent since a 25 basis point cut in March to help confidence. The army seized power in a May coup, saying it had to restore stability.
At its Nov. 5 meeting, the Bank of Thailand's monetary policy committee voted 6-1 to hold the rate, with the dissenter wanting a cut. It said the 2.0 percent level was low enough to help the economy recover from prolonged political unrest.
Southeast Asia's second-largest economy grew only 0.2 percent in the first nine months. The central bank has said this month it will cut its economic growth forecasts, from 1.5 percent for 2014 and 4.8 percent next year.
Annual headline inflation was at a five-year low of 1.26 percent in November.
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