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Apr. 2--The current account is expected to remain in surplus in the first quarter due to improved tourism revenues in March, according to M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula, the governor of the Bank of Thailand.
He said the services account in March was likely to exceed the $700-million surplus recorded the previous month, helping support the overall current account.
Thailand recorded a $942-million current account deficit in January and a $106-million surplus in February. High imports, due primarily to rising world oil prices, and declining tourism following the Dec 26 tsunami, were the primary factors behind the deficits, raising concerns among economists ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Tourism to keep current account in black but rocky road lies ahead.