Thailand Boosts Spending After Central Bank Snubs Rate-Cut Call

(Bloomberg) -- With the Thai central bank spurning a call for an emergency interest rate cut, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is taking steps to ramp up state spending and public investment to prop up growth in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. Most Read from BloombergApple to Wind Down Electric Car Effort After Decadelong OdysseyHow Much Wealth You Need to Join the Richest 1% Around the WorldOffice Tower Deal for $1 Reveals Anxiety Among Longtime BuyersA Spike in Heart Disease Deaths Sin

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