Thai economy worst hit in six decades

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COVID-19 has hit Thailand’s economy harder than any event in the last six decades, with a projected GDP of minus-4% and 10 million jobs lost, said the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.

Thanawat Phonwichai, director of the UTCC’s Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting, said that the Thai Chamber of Commerce confidence index in March fell to 37.5, the lowest point since January 2018, as a result of the pandemic crisis.

“Our members have never experienced a situation like this. Economies around the world are facing the same damage as our own, ” Thanawat said. “However, Thailand still can recover in the fourth quarter if the situation stabilises.

 

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