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KBank: Minimum 3.9% GDP growth
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 24/11/2017
» The country's economic growth is likely to expand by at least 3.9% this year and next, and bad loans have already peaked, says Kasikornbank (KBank) president Predee Daochai.
Q3 growth of 3.7-4% forecast
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 20/11/2017
» Thailand's economic growth is expected to expand by 3.7-4% during the three months to September mainly because of stronger growth in exports and tourism, say economists.
Standard Chartered sees 3.6% growth
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 19/10/2017
» Standard Chartered Bank forecasts the Thai economy will grow 3.6% this year, underpinned by strong export growth, while lower political uncertainty is expected to push GDP growth to 4.3% in 2018.
BoT: Exports back GDP growth uptick
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 03/10/2017
» The Bank of Thailand is optimistic about the country's economic outlook, which is supported by strong growth in exports, says central bank governor Veerathai Santiprabhob.
Potential US rate rise puts brakes on fund inflows
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 30/09/2017
» The influx of offshore funds into Thailand has slowed after the US Federal Reserve signalled another rate rise this year, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
Bucking the crowd
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 09/09/2017
» In 2013, Santitarn Sathirathai, an economist at Credit Suisse, rang the alarm bell on Indonesia's investment boom, saying a golden era was coming to an end and a slowdown in economic growth was brewing for Southeast Asia's largest economy.
TMB raises GDP forecast with caveat
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 08/09/2017
» TMB Analytics has revised up its forecast for Thailand's full-year economic growth to 3.5% from 3.3% in the wake of robust exports. But TMB Bank's research house raised concerns about the concentration of economic activity in a few large corporations.
BoT: Farm incomes down 2.6% in July
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 01/09/2017
» Nominal farm income registered the first contraction of the year in July, continuing to weigh down on private consumption throughout the third quarter, says a Bank of Thailand senior official.
Personal debt still hampers spending
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 30/08/2017
» Even though household debt has been quite stable, massive leverage will continue to weigh on economic growth over the next few years, warns a high-ranking official at the Bank of Thailand.
World Bank ups Thai GDP forecast
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 25/08/2017
» The World Bank has a more bullish view on Thai economic growth, raising its estimate to 3.5% this year and 3.6% in 2018 after a stronger-than-expected first half for exports and tourism.