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Developing Economies risk “Hard Landing” in 2023 says World Bank

Growth in EAP is projected to decelerate to 5.1 percent in 2022, reflecting a slowdown in China. Thailand’s economy is expected to recover gradually over the next two years, with growth picking up in 2022 and strengthening to 4.3 percent in 2023.
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Omicron key risk to Thailand’s economic recovery

The Omicron outbreak could have more widespread, severe, and prolonged effects than the baseline projection, depending on the severity of the situation and the strictness of containment measures.
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World Bank keeps Thai growth outlook at 1% this year but expects 3.9% in 2022

Thailand’s economy is still expected to grow 1% this year due to the impact of a coronavirus outbreak, but growth is expected to accelerate to 3.9% next year, driven by a recovery in service sector activity, according to the World Bank.
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APEC Region’s Economy to Grow by 6% in 2021

The economy of the APEC region is expected to grow by 6 percent in 2021 but the World Bank has slashed Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) projection for 2021 to just 1%, from 2.2% originally forecast, due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thailand’s economic growth expected to return to 2019 levels in mid-2023

Although the economy would recover next year, the recovery is still substantially below potential level resulting in a large output loss and could affect Thailand’s potential economic growth in the future with the economy expected to return to 2019 levels in mid-2023.
Export growth better-than-expected in December 2020. However, amid the second wave of COVID-19 infections, exports could fall below previously forecasted levels in 2021.

Finance Ministry Reduces 2021 Growth Forecast to 2.3%

Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) Director-General Kulaya Tantitemit said the ministry slashed its forecast for the number of foreign tourists to only 2 million this year from 5 million it had predicted three months ago.
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NESDC cuts Thailand’s growth to 2.6%

GDP growth this year is now expected down to 2.6 percent, but the council now expects 2020 GDP to grow at least 2.7 percent when the export sector is expected to recover
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World Bank downgrades Thai growth to 3.5%

This is the first time since the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis that growth in the region has dropped below 6% according to the World Bank’s latest “Global Economic Prospects” report.