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Growth estimate for year-end edges up to 1.2 per cent: Arkhom

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Thailand’s GDP is expected to grow by 1.2% by the end of this year after the country reopened to foreign visitors this month, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said. Speaking at a seminar held by the Thai Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Mr Akrhom said the economy is predicted to grow by 1.1-1.2%, higher than an earlier estimate of 1% by the Finance Ministry, thanks to the reopening which is putting the economy and tourism back on track to recovery in the final quarter of the year. During the first nine months, the economy grew by 1.3%, Mr Arkhom added. ”For 2021, a factor contributing …

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