https://www.scmp.com/rss/518690/feed Peter Warr is a Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, the John Crawford Professor of Agricultural Economics Emeritus at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, and Visiting Professor of Development Economics at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) in Bangkok. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Following the pandemic-induced economic crisis of 2020-21, the new Thai government has been focused on boosting the rate of economic growth. Thailand’s economic growth has fallen more than Southeast Asian neighbours Indonesia or Vietnam due to its high dependence on exports and the tourism sector. In April, the World Bank lowered its growth forecast for the country to 2.8 per cent this year, down from 3.2 per cent, and slightly decreased its 2025 estimate to 3 per cent. To address this issue,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3260552/why-thailand-needs-economic-reform-not-stimulus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3260552/why-thailand-needs-economic-reform-not-stimulus?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Apr 2024 03:00:26 +0000