Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

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Monetary policy remains cautious<ul>
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Bank of Thailand held its benchmark interest rate steady at 1.5% in its 14 Feb meeting as it deemed the current accommodative policy stance favourable for sustaining economic growth and fostering headline inflation up to target.</li>
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Bank Indonesia (BI) also kept its policy stance unchanged: In its statement, BI signalled its policy priority was clearly external stability: "Going forward, Bank Indonesia believes that sustaining the stability of the economy will be the…</li>
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Monetary policy remains cautious

Bank of Thailand held its benchmark interest rate steady at 1.5% in its 14 Feb meeting as it deemed the current accommodative policy stance favourable for sustaining economic growth and fostering headline inflation up to target.

Bank Indonesia (BI) also kept its policy stance unchanged: In its statement, BI signalled its policy priority was clearly external stability: "Going forward, Bank Indonesia believes that sustaining the stability of the economy will be the…


Asian Economic Trends - Monetary Policy and External Accounts