Thailand Central Bank Sees Current Interest Rate Robust to Many Scenarios

GLOBAL ECONOMY - BANGKOK - Thailand's current benchmark interest rate of 2.5% is "quite robust to many scenarios", an assistant central bank governor said on Monday, shrugging off government pressure that monetary policy is too tight.

Piti Disyatat also said in an interview with Suthichai Live channel that the central bank did not want a high inflation rate, but a rate that is anchored.