Thailand: Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation
IMF Staff Country Reports, June 1, 2012
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- Published: June 1, 2012
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475503968.002
Recovery from 2011 natural disasters
- Thailand is recovering from a challenging year marked by natural disasters of historic magnitude.
- Positive signs of a recovery are already under way with sharp improvements seen in high frequency indicators since December 2011.
- Executive Directors commended the Thai authorities for their policy response to last year’s floods, which propelled the strong recovery under way.
Policy assessment and Executive Directors' views
- Directors supported the authorities’ ambitious reform agenda aimed at promoting more inclusive growth.
- Commendation was given for the policy response to the floods; this response is credited with helping to drive the strong recovery.
Main subjects and keywords covered
- Subject: Agricultural prices, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, International trade, Prices, Public debt, Trade balance
- Keywords: Agricultural prices, core inflation, CR, flood prevention, flood-prevention effort, Global, government, IMF staff estimate, ISCR, policy, redistribution policy, rice price guarantee scheme, slowing demand, Thai baht, Trade balance
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- Thailand: 2012 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; IMF Country Report 12/124; April 12, 2012