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Asian Economies Cutting Interest Rates

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published May 30, 2013 at 6:16 PM HST

Thailand has become the latest country in Asia to cut interest rates. Central banks in the region are concerned about falling exports and a slowing Chinese economy. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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