Malaysia's central bank decided to keep its overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.75% on March 9 after a working session of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced its economic growth forecast for the country from 3.3 percent to 2.8 percent in 2019 and from 3.7 percent to 3.3 percent in the next year.
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) on May 8 held its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting, as widely expected, saying monetary policy remained accommodative while risks to financial stability remained.
Thailand’s economy saw an increase in external demand but domestic demand was not “sufficiently strong”, according to a minutes of the Bank of Thailand (BoT)’s latest policy meeting.
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