BANGKOK: Thailand's exports could fall by 10% this year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and a persistently strong baht, a Thai shipping association said on Tuesday, warning that a slump in imports was also a worry.
Exports should not decline 15% as previously feared because of July's improved shipments, but tumbling imports will likely be a drag, Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong, chairwoman of the Thai National Shippers' Council, told reporters.
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