Dear all,
Please kindly find attached the report: On the Ground - Thailand – We cut GDP forecast on prolonged political gridlock.
Although the election has taken place, the political conflict remains unresolved and political vacuum is set to last longer than expected. This is due to political gridlock in the absence of enough constituencies to convene a parliament meeting to form a new government. As a result, we cut our 2014 GDP growth forecast to 3.5% from 4.7%, to reflect this risk. The delay in forming a new government will likely disrupt the implementation of public investment projects, which are crucial to growth. We believe that inflation has reversed onto an upward trend in 2014. However, the BoT may not normalize its policy rate until Q1-2015.
Thank you very much.
Regards,