Monetary policy set to help slowing economy
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) decided last week to keep its 2% interest rate policy unchanged. The BoT thinks that the Thai economy will remain on the recovery path with economic figures improving in the third and fourth quarters, although it is likely to be a modest V-shaped recovery. The BoT projects economic growth of 1.5% this year and 4.8% next year. The recovery will be supported by improved private investment, better domestic consumption, acceleration of budget disbursement, the Board of Investment's eco-car project and renewable energy.
This year Thailand's exports will not achieve double-digit growth as in the past and the figure could be negative, as Thailand's technological export products, namely hard-disk drives, have faced shrinking global demand. Slower-than-expected budget disbursement, falling prices of agricultural produce and the slow global economic recovery are factors contributing to Thailand's sluggish economic recovery. The implementation of inheritance tax is not expected to cause excessive capital outflows in the first phase.
The Bank of Thailand has signalled it is ready ease monetary policy and cut the policy interest rate in the future if economic growth is lower than expected, an increasingly likely scenario given that exports have slowed down and tourism is short of expectations but the current interest rate at 2% is said to be already accommodative. In fact, Thailand may not be able to count on exports for growth anymore because exports no longer increase by two digits. In fact, half of the single-digit range is already outstanding. This year, exports may contract and over the next two years, Thailand may have to rely on the local economy to generate growth.
[Thailand makes up 0.5% of global gross domestic product while the planned Asean Economic Community represents 3%. The AEC+3 (Japan, China and South Korea) accounts for 22-23% of global GDP, on par with the US, and the AEC+6 (Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India) makes up 30%.]
Monetary policy set to help slowing economy
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) decided last week to keep its 2% interest rate policy unchanged. The BoT thinks that the Thai economy will remain on the recovery path with economic figures improving in the third and fourth quarters, although it is likely to be a modest V-shaped recovery. The BoT projects economic growth of 1.5% this year and 4.8% next year. The recovery will be supported by improved private investment, better domestic consumption, acceleration of budget disbursement, the Board of Investment's eco-car project and renewable energy.
This year Thailand's exports will not achieve double-digit growth as in the past and the figure could be negative, as Thailand's technological export products, namely hard-disk drives, have faced shrinking global demand. Slower-than-expected budget disbursement, falling prices of agricultural produce and the slow global economic recovery are factors contributing to Thailand's sluggish economic recovery. The implementation of inheritance tax is not expected to cause excessive capital outflows in the first phase.
The Bank of Thailand has signalled it is ready ease monetary policy and cut the policy interest rate in the future if economic growth is lower than expected, an increasingly likely scenario given that exports have slowed down and tourism is short of expectations but the current interest rate at 2% is said to be already accommodative. In fact, Thailand may not be able to count on exports for growth anymore because exports no longer increase by two digits. In fact, half of the single-digit range is already outstanding. This year, exports may contract and over the next two years, Thailand may have to rely on the local economy to generate growth.
[Thailand makes up 0.5% of global gross domestic product while the planned Asean Economic Community represents 3%. The AEC+3 (Japan, China and South Korea) accounts for 22-23% of global GDP, on par with the US, and the AEC+6 (Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India) makes up 30%.]
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