Q: What are the main factors that will affect Thailand's economy in 2011? What is your current growth forecast?
A: The forecast [for 2011] is 3% to 5% in real growth. This year we may end with 7.3% to 8%, based on our forecasts, so this is a slowdown, but this isn't a surprise or worry. Exports this year will be growing at 25% to 30% and next year will come down to 11% to 14% for obvious reasons. But we observe a strong continuity of domestic demand in terms of domestic consumption and private investment… I would say that growth next year will be more balanced.
