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Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

Centennial Asia Advisors

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<strong>The economy pulled off a solid end to 2017:</strong> Full-year growth is expected to be around 4% in 2017, up from 3.2% in 2016. In 2018, the economy is projected to expand by 3.9% on the back of a robust export outlook, solid tourism inflows and a boost from the THB150mn supplementary budget for the current fiscal year.</li>
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<strong>Domestic demand could be better</strong>: Private consumption decelerated to 1.0% y/y in Dec 17 from 4.0% in Nov 17. Household purchasing power was crimped by the continued fall in farm incomes as…</li>
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The economy pulled off a solid end to 2017: Full-year growth is expected to be around 4% in 2017, up from 3.2% in 2016. In 2018, the economy is projected to expand by 3.9% on the back of a robust export outlook, solid tourism inflows and a boost from the THB150mn supplementary budget for the current fiscal year.

Domestic demand could be better: Private consumption decelerated to 1.0% y/y in Dec 17 from 4.0% in Nov 17. Household purchasing power was crimped by the continued fall in farm incomes as…


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