BANGKOK: Thailand’s central bank is highly likely to raise its key policy rate at its August meeting, an official said on Friday (Jul 29), as its economic recovery gains more traction and as other central banks tighten monetary policy to contain inflation.
“The direction will be up. It’s a very high chance, but by how much, that is up to the committee,” Don Nakornthab, a senior director at the Bank of Thailand (BOT), said on the TAM-EIG YouTube channel.
The BOT’s next scheduled policy meeting is on Aug 10, when economists expect a hike in the key rate from a record low of 0.50 per cent, which has been left unchanged since May 2020.
The official said the slight weakening of the US dollar after the Federal Reserve’s rate hike earlier this week should somewhat reduce pressure on central banks around the world.
Despite interest rate differentials, the BOT’s interest rate decisions…
