Growth outlook below potential, but no crisis yet: BoT governor

Thailand’s economic growth forecast of 2.8% for this year is below potential, the central bank governor said on Monday, adding the bank was ready to review monetary policy if conditions worsen.

While the Bank of Thailand (BoT) downgraded the 2019 growth outlook from the previous 3.3% rate, “the economy is not in a crisis yet,” BoT Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob told reporters.

Keep reading…