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BANGKOK, May 18 (Reuters) - Thailand's economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter of 2026, helped by higher exports, consumption and investment, official data showed on Monday, but the ...
News Thailand » East » Economy: Analysis-Foreign Investors Flee Thailand as Iran War, Energy Shock Dash Hope for Economic Revival
SINGAPORE, April 16 (Reuters) - Foreign investors are selling Thai assets as an energy shock from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran threatens to snuff out hopes for an economic revival under Prime ...
News Thailand » East » Economy: Thailand’s energy crisis demands more than short-term remedies
Thailand’s heavy reliance on Middle Eastern energy and fertiliser imports has left it vulnerable to the economic fallout from the 2026 US–Israel war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
News Thailand » East » Economy: Thailand’s Economy Set For Tough Year in 2026, Central Bank Says
The competitiveness of Thailand’s economy is waning, the country’s central bank warned yesterday, as it battles against headwinds including U.S. tariffs, high levels of household debt, and an ...
News Thailand » East » Economy: Is a Strong Baht Bad for Thailand’s Economy?
Thailand enters 2026 on a puzzling note: the economy is facing stiff headwinds and low growth, but the currency has strengthened substantially against the dollar. Isn’t a strong baht a sign of a ...
News Thailand » East » Economy: Thai economy expands in Q1 but set to slow due to Middle East war, central bank says
BANGKOK, April 30 (Reuters) - Thailand’s economy expanded in the first quarter from the previous three months, supported by domestic demand and exports before the Middle East conflict escalated, but ...
News Thailand » East » Economy: Thailand weighs fuel tax cuts as a prolonged Middle East conflict derails its 2% growth target
Thailand’s Vice-Minister for Finance Benjarong Suwankiri explains that Thailand’s energy dependence leaves much of the country exposed to prolonged Middle East tensions with inflation likely remaining ...
News Thailand » East » Economy: Thailand, the sick man of Southeast Asia?
Thailand is confronting a convergence of economic and political pressures that threaten to lock in prolonged stagnation caused by weak growth, demographic decline and low productivity. Decades of ...
News Thailand » East » Economy: Thai economy improves in September but slows in third quarter
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's economy improved in September from the previous month due to a rebound in manufacturing, rising exports and increasing foreign tourism receipts, but it was weaker over ...
News Thailand » East » Economy: Thailand urgently seeking new LNG supplies over Middle East conflict — newspaper
BANGKOK, March 17. /TASS/. Thailand is urgently seeking new sources of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from producers in Africa, the Asia-Pacific region and the United States to reduce its dependence on ...
News Thailand » East » Economy: Foreign investors flee Thailand as Iran war, energy shock dash hope for economic revival
SINGAPORE, April 16 (Reuters) - Foreign investors are selling Thai assets as an energy shock from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran threatens to snuff out hopes for an economic revival under Prime Minister ...