BANGKOK (NNT) – Kobsak Pootrakool, a former Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, has suggested that the global economic situation will likely continue to face multiple risks.

He said these included rising inflation, the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and the property crisis in China.

The former minister also said a global economic slump can be expected after China lowered its GDP growth forecast from 8% to 6%. The world’s second largest economy recently imposed pandemic lockdowns on several of its major cities under the nation’s “Zero COVID” policy, which has impacted the production sector.

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Reporter: Paul Rujopakarn
National News Bureau of Thailand