Bangkok--7 Apr--KASIKORNBANK
Recently at KASIKORNBANK Phahon Yothin Building, Dr. Charl Kengchon, KASIKORN RESEARCH CENTER Managing Director, together with executives of KResearch, held a press conference on "1Q16 Economic Outlook", anticipating that the economy will continue to be sluggish, due to drought and contraction in exports. The economic expansion will likely reach 2.8 percent in 1H16 and improve to 3.3 percent in the latter half; the whole year growth is expected at 3.0 percent.