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Policy interest rate set to climb slightly in the second half of this year
BANGKOK, Jan 14 (TNA) Thailand s policy interest rate is likely to edge up by 0.50-0.75 per cent or so in the second half of this year given the higher inflation rate and the ongoing economic recovery. Prasarn Trairattanaworakul, president of Kasikornbank, said the Bank of Thailand (BoT) Monetary Policy Committee is projected to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 1.25 per cent through the first half of the year since the monetary policy adopted by many countries continues easing.

Thailand’s policy interest rate is likely to edge up by 0.50-0.75 per cent or so in the second half of this year given the higher inflation rate and the ongoing economic recovery, according to a top banker.
Prasarn Trairattanaworakul, president of Kasikornbank, said the Bank of Thailand (BoT) Monetary Policy Committee is projected to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 1.25 per cent through the first half of the year since the monetary policy adopted by many countries continues easing.
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Policy interest rate set to climb slightly after mid-year
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Policy interest rate set to climb slightly after mid-year
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Externally, the trade balance in January 2009 recorded a 1,688 million US dollar surplus. Export value contracted for the third consecutive month while import fell even more rapidly. Export value dropped 25.3 percent (yoy) to 10,382 million US dollars. This was due mainly to contraction across the board except for labour-intensive industries which still expanded from gold export. Import value contracted 36.5 percent (yoy) across the board to 8,694 million US dollars. When accounting for the net services, income, and transfers surplus of 601 million US dollars from lower investment income transfer compared to the previous month, the current account balance registered a 2,289 million US dollar surplus.
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