Interest rate hike likely in second half of 2012: think tank

Potentially higher inflation driven by increases in fuel prices and electricity rates and an economic rebound starting in the second quarter have increased the likelihood that Taiwan's central bank will raise interest rates, a private think tank said Monday.

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