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BoT: Tourism keeps economy on upward path

Colourful umbrellas are seen at a restaurant as tourists enjoy a beach on Phuket. The upturn in tourism helped the country record a current account surplus in December. (Photo: Reuters)

The economy continued to recover in December, boosted by increased tourism and domestic consumption, while exports were affected by the slowing economies of trading partners, the Bank of Thailand said on Tuesday.

Economic activity was likely to improve steadily as the vital tourism sector gained momentum, the central bank said in a statement, adding it would monitor the global economy, costs and China’s reopening.

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