BANGKOK ― Thailand's leading business group on Wednesday urged the central bank to cut interest rates, backing the government's repeated calls for monetary easing, and flagged concern about the impact on exports from a rapidly appreciating baht.

"The Bank of Thailand (BOT) should urgently adjust rates," the group's chair Sanan Angubolkul said, adding markets were expecting 25 basis points cut, with more next year.

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