BANGKOK -- Thailand's central bank is again facing pressure, this time to help the banking sector raise its liquidity in a plan that the ruling party kingpin says will spur lending and give the new prime minister an economic runway.
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Thai central bank comes under pressure from Thaksin
Ruling party boss tells BOT to cut a fee it charges lenders to repay bonds
Bank of Thailand Gov. Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput (left) has responded to pressure from Thaksin Shinawatra, the father of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, saying the BOT will remain independent but accountable as well. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters, Hiroki Endo, and Adryel Talamantes)
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