The Bank of Thailand (BoT) left its policy interest rate unchanged at 1.25% today, as expected. The economy is recovering but at a far slower pace than the rest of Asia. Thailand is also more reliant than elsewhere on continued high government spending, whilst political uncertainty remains a downside risk. Price pressures are weak too. We still expect that the BoT will delay a first hike until mid-2010.
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