Thai economy posts fastest growth in a year, global risks cloud outlook

BANGKOK: Thailand's economy grew at its fastest pace in over a year in the third quarter, as a revival in tourism, increased consumption and a pick-up in private investment boosted growth, but the state planning agency flagged global growth risks ahead.

Southeast Asia's second-largest economy expanded 4.5% in the September quarter from a year earlier, data from the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) showed on Monday.