BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s central bank left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low on Wednesday, as expected, maintaining support for a slow economic recovery in the face of global uncertainty and despite surging inflation.
The Bank of Thailand’s (BOT) monetary policy committee voted 4-3 to hold the one-day repurchase rate at 0.50%, where it has been since May 2020, for a 16th straight meeting.
All 20 economists in a Reuters poll had expected the BOT to stay on hold.
(Reporting by Orathai Sriring, Kitiphong Thaichareon and Satawasin Staporncharnchai; Editing by Bradley Perrett and Andrew Heavens)
