snoop1130 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Thai central bank says economy may shrink less than forecast this year FILE PHOTO: A supermarket employee wears a protective face shield and mask as she works behind a plastic barrier at a shopping mall that is getting ready to reopen amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy may contract less than forecast this year but could perform worse than expected next year as the key tourism sector remains sluggish, the central bank governor said on Friday. Fiscal stimulus measures are still needed to support Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput told a group of reporters. The strength of the baht currency also remained a concern while monetary policy will continue to be accommodative, he said. -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-12-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaan sailor Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Last sentence prophetic: “The strength of the Baht remained a concern...” Shoulda made that the headline... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 It might be less, it might be more, we are the BoT, we can't be sure. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 22 hours ago, snoop1130 said: A supermarket employee wears a protective face shield and mask as she works behind a plastic barrier at a shopping mall that is getting ready to reopen Seems a little bit overkill to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 18 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Seems a little bit overkill to me Especially with no customers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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