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Political uncertainty hurts GDP view
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 25/04/2019
» Domestic political uncertainty warrants a downside risk for Thailand's GDP growth outlook this year because a delay in forming the new government could curtail public investment projects and dent private investment incentives, says the World Bank.
World Bank keeps Thai growth forecast at 2.5%
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 29/06/2016
» The World Bank has maintained Thailand's economic growth forecast this year at 2.5% due to impetus from fiscal stimulus and increasing tourism revenue.
Beware 'populist policy trap'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 04/02/2014
» The government should abandon its non-welfare populist policies on the grounds that Thailand could fall further into the middle-income trap and face low productivity, says an economist.
BoT governor calls for talks to ease turmoil, end protests
News, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 01/12/2013
» The current political stalemate can only be resolved if both sides negotiate, Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul says.
ADB to lower GDP view to 3%
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 26/11/2013
» The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to cut its GDP growth forecast for the Thai economy this year to around 3%, says Luxmon Attapich, senior country economist for ADB Thailand.
Academics rail against populist rule
News, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 31/05/2013
» The second generation of the government's populist policies has become a political tool to accumulate power, academics claim.