World Bank cuts Thailand's 2024 growth outlook to 2.8 pct

BANGKOK, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's economic growth is projected at 2.8 percent in 2024, down from 3.2 percent expected in December last year due to dimmer export and public investment prospects, the World Bank said on Monday.

According to the bank's East Asia and Pacific April 2024 Economic Update, the country's growth was hampered as the manufacturing sector suffered from weak external demand and public in