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Thailands relativa framgång i bekämpningen av coronaviruset har lett till ett ekonomiskt misslyckande,
sedan pandemin startade har 70% av arbetskraften förlorat 47% av sin tidigare inkomst, 11% av dom små företagen har slagits ut permanent, 75% av all turismrelaterad verksamhet har förlorat minst 3/4 av sin omsättning.
Thailand’s Covid success turns economic failure
Kingdom's economic contraction is starting to bite as bankruptcies rise, unemployment swells and even tougher times ahead
By
PETER JANSSENAUGUST 14, 2020
Pedestrians walk near a beggar along a sidewalk in Bangkok on May 23, 2020. Photo: AFP/ Romeo Gacad
BANGKOK – Thailand’s relative success in containing Covid-19 is being overshadowed as the pandemic’s impact on the kingdom’s devastated economy becomes more glaringly apparent.
Since the pandemic hit in March, 70% of Thailand’s national workforce has seen their average monthly income decline by 47%, 11% of micro and small businesses are verging on permanent closure and 75% of small tourism-related businesses have had their revenues decline by at least three-quarters.
These are some of the Asia Foundation’s revealing preliminary findings from national surveys the think tank conducted with local partners in May and June to assess Covid 19’s impact on what is expected to be one of Asia’s hardest-hit economies.
BANGKOK – Thailand’s relative success in containing Covid-19 is being overshadowed as the pandemic’s impact on the kingdom’s devastated economy becomes
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