BANGKOK: The independence of central banks is being challenged and they have come under more pressure lately than at any time in the past decade, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) chief said, according to a speech transcript released on Monday (Nov 4) "Central bank independence in many countries, including Thailand, is being challenged despite having done a reasonable job over past decades," Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput said in remarks made at the BIS annual conference in Switzerland, an