US STOCKS
FUNDS
FX & CRYPTO
SH/SZ-HK
HK STOCKS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
News Sharing
For sharing news, please enter the email address of you and the receiver, then press SEND button.*Mandatory Fields
Receiver*
Enter email addresses, separated by semicolon (;). E.g. a@a.com;b@b.com
Your email address*
Content Sharing
Thailand Cuts 2026 Econ Growth Forecast to 1.6%, Inflation May Reach Upper End of Target Range
According to Bloomberg, the Thai government expects the Middle East conflict to weigh on economic growth and push up inflation, stressing the need to strengthen fiscal support to p...
Reset
Send
The window will close in 5 seconds
Thailand Cuts 2026 Econ Growth Forecast to 1.6%, Inflation May Reach Upper End of Target Range
   Back  
Share  
  
  
  
  
  
Print     
Font Size   T     T
According to Bloomberg, the Thai government expects the Middle East conflict to weigh on economic growth and push up inflation, stressing the need to strengthen fiscal support to protect consumers and businesses. The Ministry of Finance lowered its 2026 economic growth forecast from 2% to 1.6%, as its crude oil price forecast was sharply raised from USD57.5 per barrel to USD91 per barrel.

Officials said average headline inflation this year is projected to reach 3%, at the upper end of the central banks 1% to 3% target range. Following the downgrade in growth forecasts, the Thai baht extended its decline to 0.7% against the USD. As Thailand is highly dependent on oil imports, the baht has fallen by more than 4% cumulatively since the outbreak of the Iran war, making it the second-worst performer among emerging market currencies.

On trade, the Ministry of Finance raised its forecast for goods export growth this year from 1% to 6.2%, while imports are expected to increase by 13.9%. As a result, the current account surplus is projected to narrow sharply to USD6 billion, from the previously estimated USD12 billion and last years USD15.9 billion, potentially exerting pressure on the exchange rate.

In tourism, affected by a decline in visitors from the Middle East and Europe, as well as intensifying competition from countries such as Vietnam and S Korea, foreign tourist arrivals are expected to reach 33.5 million, lower than the earlier forecast of 35.5 million. (ss/j)~

This article was automatically translated by AI, the Chinese version should be considered the authoritative version. AASTOCKS.com Limited does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness and accepts no liability for any damages or losses arising from the use of this translation.

Auto-translated by AI


AASTOCKS Financial News
Website: www.aastocks.com

 
SITEMAP
AASTOCKS.com Fund Quote Fund News Commentary Tools

Fund Type:
【Alternative Investment】【Balanced Funds】【Equity Funds】【Fixed Income Funds】【Money Market Funds】【Australia Funds】【Brazil Funds】
【China A Share Funds】【Energy Funds】【Gold & Precious Metal Funds】【High Dividend Funds】【BRIC Funds】【ASEAN Funds】【China Funds】

Fund Information:
【Unit Trusts】【Mutual Funds】【Hedge funds】【Balanced Mutual Funds】【Fund】【Mutual Fund】【Fund Trading】【Fund House】【Fund company】【Buy Fund】
【Sell Fund】【Fund Investment】【Mutual Fund Center】【ETF】【Bond Funds】【What is mutual fund】【Financial Planning】【Funds Portfolio】【Fund Management】
【Fund Manager】【Emerging Markets Funds】【Index Funds】【Funds Performance】【Funds Return】【Funds data】【Funds Ranking】【Hong Kong Funds】
【Stocks Funds 】【Funds News】【Funds Quote】【Best Fund】