Bank of Thailand governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput (File photo supplied)
The economy will take a 0.3% hit from an outbreak of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, although it should be managed within the first half of 2022, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor said on Tuesday.
The BoT has tools ready should the Omicron-driven outbreak last longer than anticipated, Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput told reporters.
He said he expects the economy to return to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of 2023 and that recovery continues to be fragile.
“This year will be no less challenging than what we faced in the past … but the central bank is ready to introduce new measures if needed,” he said.
Thailand on Tuesday reported over 7,000 new coronavirus infections, up from an average of about 2,600 in the final…
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