Thailand: Govt sticks to 4% GDP growth target this year but Feb exports drop 2.59% y/y, bigger fall than forecast

BANGKOK, March 25 (Reuters): Thailand is maintaining its economic growth target of 4% this year, supported by fiscal measures as well as authorities' containment of a new coronavirus outbreak and vaccine distribution plans, a deputy prime minister said on Thursday.

Thais with high savings are urged to help the country by spending more at time when tourism is sluggish, Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow told a business seminar.