Thailand has lagged the regional recovery but data from the end of last year, including December foreign trade released today, have been strong. We have therefore lifted our 2010 GDP forecast. Nevertheless, the upswing will still probably be sub-par overall and the first half of this year will be better than the second half. The main risks to the outlook are a severe deterioration in domestic politics and a sharp pull-back later this year in global growth.
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