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Ministry foresees 4% growth in 2021

Ministry foresees 4% growth in 2021

Public debt level seen manageable

A supermarket employee wears a protective a face shield and a mask as she works behind a plastic barrier at a shopping mall that is getting ready to reopen in Bangkok in May. (Reuters photo)

The economy is expected to grow 4% in 2021 after a slump this year and fiscal policy will support a tourism-reliant economy struggling from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the finance minister said on Monday.

The economy shrank a less than expected 6.4% in the third quarter from a year earlier after falling 12.1% in the previous three months.

The economy had bottomed but recovery was not fast as the battered tourism sector, which accounts for about 12% of gross domestic product (GDP), has…

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