Economics

Spreading Drought Adds to Risks for Thailand’s Cooling Economy

  • Lower farm output could weigh on private consumption
  • Water levels low at just over a quarter of big reservoirs

Photographer: Ziniyange Auntony/AFP/Getty Images

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A spreading drought has emerged as a new risk for Thailand’s cooling economy in addition to domestic political tension and slower exports.