EIC downgrades 2022 economic growth forecast for Thailand to 2.7% from 3.2%, attributing the revision to the Russia-Ukraine war
Thailand’s economy has gone into stagflation because of a fragile recovery and surging price hikes, says an economist at the Economic Intelligence Center (EIC), a research unit under Siam Commercial Bank, the Bangkok Post reported.
The EIC downgraded its 2022 economic growth forecast for Thailand to 2.7% from 3.2%. The revision was attributed to the Russia-Ukraine war, which sent energy and commodity prices soaring.
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