Thailand to take years for foreign tourist numbers to normal: central bank
Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) Veerathai Santiprabhob said on July 20 that it will take several years for foreign tourist numbers to return to the 40 million level.
Thailand's Central Bank Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob (Source: Reuters)Hanoi (VNA) – Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) Veerathai
Santiprabhob said on July 20 that it will take several years for foreign tourist numbers to
return to the 40 million level.
The central bank forecast only an estimated 8 million foreign visitors in Thailand this year, down 80 percent from last year's record number of 39.8 million.
The BOT has forecast Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy will shrink by a record 8.1 percent, with bottom seen in the second quarter.
Veerathai said it will take about two years for the economy to return to the levels before COVID-19, adding that the most worrying issue is employment, particularly in the service and manufacturing sector./.
The central bank forecast only an estimated 8 million foreign visitors in Thailand this year, down 80 percent from last year's record number of 39.8 million.
The BOT has forecast Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy will shrink by a record 8.1 percent, with bottom seen in the second quarter.
Veerathai said it will take about two years for the economy to return to the levels before COVID-19, adding that the most worrying issue is employment, particularly in the service and manufacturing sector./.
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