Today, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) held its first meeting of the year to consider the policy interest rate, which is currently at 2.25%. A few days ago, Prime Minister Paethongtarn Shinawatra posted on social media asking the BOT to reduce interest rates to ease the burden on the people.
However, Reuters surveyed the opinions of 26 economists on February 14-21 and revealed on Monday morning that 16 out of 26 economists, or more than 60%, expected the BOT to maintain the policy interest rate at 2.25%, with another 10 expecting a 0.25% reduction. In the long term, 17 out of 23 economists expected the BOT to reduce interest rates to 2.0% by the end of June (3rd MPC meeting). สล็อต เว็บตรง