thailands central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at a record low as it views the recovery from the covid19 pandemic as fragile and uneven the bank of thailand said wednesday that its policy committee voted unanimously to maintain its oneday repurchase rate at 050 all five economists polled by the wall street journal had expected the central bank to hold the rate steady the central bank said the thai economy would continue to recover as the omicron variant should exert limited pressure on the public health system but the recovery would remain fragile and uneven across sectors thailands consumerprice index rose 323 in january from a year earlier compared with the central banks inflation target of 13 the countrys thirdquarter gross domestic product declined 03 from a year earlier