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Bangkok Post – Srettha ramps up pressure to force rate cut, baht slides

Srettha urges BoT to cut interest rate without waiting for April 10 meeting

Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to reporters following a cabinet meeting at Government House on Feb 13, 2024. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin asked the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to urgently hold an unscheduled meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut interest rate, saying the latest data indicated that the country’s economy was in a crisis.

“I would like to implore the MPC to urgently call a committee meeting to consider reducing…

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