Thai finance ministry keeps 2022 GDP outlook at 4 percent growth

BANGKOK: Thailand's finance ministry on Friday maintained its 2022 economic growth forecast at 4.0 percent, but trimmed its export outlook for the year, officials said.

For 2021, the ministry estimated growth at 1.2per cent, slightly up from the 1.0per cent previously projected, Pornchai Theeravet, head of the ministry's fiscal policy office, told a briefing. Official GDP data is due to be released next month.