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Bridge link to spur economy
The Thai economy will be powered by a southern land bridge megaproject, which will connect the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea, as part of the state’s ambitious plan to make Thailand a logistics hub in Asean, says Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.The minister highlighted ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
NESDC outlines key areas of focus to become the top economy in Asean
The National Economic Development Council (NESDC) aims to make Thailand Aseans biggest economy, suggesting four areas to increase potential.NESDC secretary-generalDanucha Pichayanan said Thailand’s competitiveness ranking by the Institute of International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Switzerland, was at 28 out of 64 countries, up one ...
The Nation Reporter
Analyst: Thailand needs pandemic under control next month to see economic recovery this year
Thailand will only see clear signs of economic recovery in the last quarter of 2021 if the current outbreak can be brought under control by the end of July, the Kasikorn Research Center said Thursday.“The Thai economy in the fourth quarter will grow considerably if ...
JSCCIB predicts Q4 recovery amid jabs
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking (JSCCIB) expects the Thai economy to pick up in the fourth quarter this year — faster than earlier projections of the first quarter of next year — if the government can maintain momentum of its vaccine ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Testing the stagflation waters
Thailand’s economy has been mired in a contraction for five consecutive quarters, starting with a 1.8% dip in the first quarter of 2020 followed by an alarming 12.2% nosedive in the second quarter.The contraction was less severe at only 6.4% in the third quarter, shrinking ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
April export gain likely more than 10%
Thai exports are maintaining healthy growth momentum and likely increased by more than 10% in April, says Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit.Mr Jurin revealed on Friday the country’s exports have passed the low point, with outbound shipments increasing by more than 10% in April from US$18.9 ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Third Covid wave rocks Thai economy
Thailand and many of its neighbours are struggling with the spread of Covid-19 cases while they await the beginning of mass vaccination programmes to counter the pandemic.Thailand’s financial system has been hit hard by the latest coronavirus outbreak and the central bank says its economy ...
Thai economy shrinks by 2.6% in Q1
The Thai economy shrank by 2.6% in the first quarter of this year — an improvement from a 4.2% contraction in the previous quarter — after it was boosted by a continued increase in agricultural production, recovery of non-agricultural production, acceleration in domestic investments, rise ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand’s GDP growth relies on vaccine rollout, NESDC says
Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of this year contracted by 2.6 per cent because the third wave of Covid-19 infections has hurt the economy and tourism industry, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) said on Monday.However, it was a ...
The Nation Reporter
Forecasters: Economy probably shrank in Q1
Thailand’s economy probably shrank again in the first quarter of this year, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as coronavirus outbreaks hurt consumption and tourism, slowing the pace of the economic recovery.Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, which is heavily reliant on tourism, is believed to have ...