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World Bank: GDP plus figure in Q4

Despite the impact of swine flu, Thailand's gross domestic product should return to positive growth in the fourth quarter of the year, a senior economist at the World Bank’s Bangkok office, Kirida Phaophichit, said on Friday. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Fri, Jul 10 2009

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