Thai Government Expects Economic Expansion after Easing of COVID-19 Restrictions

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Thai government remains confident that the economy will expand this year after the easing of lockdown restrictions in 29 provinces earlier this month.

Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said the government expects the country’s economy to pick up and domestic consumption to resume in the third and fourth quarters, after the relaxation of restrictions, while the COVID-19 infection rate is projected to drop, on a continuous basis, due to expedited mass vaccinations nationwide.

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Rewriter: Tarin Angskul
National News Bureau of Thailand