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Thailand economic outlook brightens

Tourists from China arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport on Jan 8, 2023. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Thailand is one of the key beneficiaries of China's early border reopening and an expected Chinese tourism rebound. With the strong tourism momentum, we now expect 25 million foreign tourists this year, compared to 19.2 million in a previous forecast.

Our sensitivity analysis shows that every 1 million tourists are expected to raise GDP and the current account balance by about 0.2 percentage points.

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