BANGKOK, Jan 7 (TNA) – Thai exporters have expressed
their concern about the impacts of the current tensions between the United
States and Iran on Thailand’s exports.
Chairwoman of the Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC)
Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong said the TNSC members were worried that the conflicts
would intensify and affect Thailand’s export opportunities.
Such circumstance would exacerbate the tough time Thai exporters
faced, she said, referring to sluggish exports amid Thai baht appreciation.
According to the latest Commerce Ministry’s report, Thailand
exported US$7.64 billion worth of goods to the Middle East in the first 11
months of last year.
The Thai government has said it is looking for ways to
cushion the impact of the US-Iran conflict in the wake of the US assassination
of Iranian top general Qassem Soleimani on Friday. (TNA)
