The Bank of Thailand (BoT) hiked its policy rate by 25bp to 2.75% today, as was universally expected.
As with elsewhere in the region, keeping a lid on inflation remains the key concern for policymakers.
We expect another 25bp hike at the next meeting in June, followed by more tightening this year.
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