Bank of Thailand holds key rate steady as exports and tourism slow

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The Bank of Thailand has kept its key overnight repo rate at 1.5% for over three and a half years.

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- The Bank of Thailand kept its key interest rate unchanged at 1.5% on Wednesday, concerned about sluggishness in the economy's two main drivers, exports and tourism.

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