Thailand keeps policy rate unchanged at 1% as expected
Economy
Central bank leaves room for future cuts amid Middle East uncertainties
Economists expected the Bank of Thailand to leave its policy rate unchanged at its meeting on April 28. © Reuters
APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT
BANGKOK — Thailand’s central bank on Wednesday kept its policy rate unchanged at 1%, leaving room for future cuts amid economic uncertainties posed by the U.S.-Iran war.