EIC cuts Thai economic forecast for 2021 to 2.2% as the COVID-19 outbreak resurfaced The recurring waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in various countries, including Thailand, will directly slow the pace of Thai economic recovery in 2021. As such, EIC revises the Thai GDP forecast down to 2.2% The recurring waves of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Promising Growth for 2021 – A look into the Chinese Economy and Thailand’s Resilient Exports to China The year 2020 has been a turbulent year for the entire world and Thailand has not been spared the wrath of the economic malaise that the pandemic has brought. Amid all the negative news there seems to be…
Thailand’s economy shrank by 6.1 pct in 2020 BANGKOK, Feb 15 – Thailand’s economy shrank by 6.1 per cent in 2020, its biggest fall since the 1998 Asian financial crisis. In a statement, the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) said the country’s economy declined by 4.2 per cent year-on-year in the fourth…
GDP Growth in Q4 2020 declined by 4.2 per cent; -6.1 per cent for the year Thailand’s economy in the fourth quarter of 2020 contracted 4.2 per cent, contributing to an abysmal 2020 with the economy shrinking 6.1 per cent for the entire year, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) said on Monday.…
Key economic data to determine direction of SET Index next week Five issues would affect the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index next week, an expert said on Sunday. An analyst at Kasikorn Asset Management expected the SET to have support at 1,485 and 1,500 points, but resistance at 1,520 and 1,530 points. He said…
Domestic air passenger numbers double those of January Passenger numbers on domestic flights within Thailand have doubled within a month, rising from 4,000 in January to over 10,000 this month. Having nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels, domestic travel plummeted once more when Covid-19 resurfaced late last year. Apirat Chaiwongnoi from the Department of Airports says…
Economy will grow 1.5-3.5% this year: JSCCID The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCID) estimated on Wednesday that the Thai economy would grow 1.5-3.5 per cent this year. By THE NATIONThe Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCID) estimated on Wednesday that the Thai economy would grow 1.5-3.5 per cent this…
Thai central bank leaves rate at record low, warns of economic risks Thailand’s central bank left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low on Wednesday, February 3, preserving its limited policy ammunition, but warned of risks as the country deals with a fresh wave of coronavirus infections. Southeast Asia’s second largest economy continues to recover…
Myanmar coup to have “minimal” impact on Thai economy, government says The Myanmar coup was expected to have minimal impact on the Thai economy, the government said Wednesday, but the investments in the Dawei Special Economic Zone will have to be put on hold for now. The coup “should not be a problem” as…
Baht and containers crucial to export hike Exports, a key driver of the country’s economic growth, could fare better than 3-4% growth this year if the government provides more support, particularly in handling the persistent baht rise and the container shortage, says the Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC). According to Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong, the TNSC’s chairwoman,…