Thai central bank revises down GDP forecast for 2022

Bank of Thailand flags omicron as key risk to be monitored

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The Bank of Thailand's latest growth projection comes the same day that the government rolled back quarantine-free tourism, which is sure to affect the economy. © Reuters

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- The Bank of Thailand downwardly revised its growth projection for Southeast Asia's second largest economy, a decision that comes on the heels of the government's rollback of quarantine-free tourism due to the omicron variant's global spread.

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