Investors who plan to establish a business in a foreign country usually examine its credit rating first. Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating agency, has recently raised Thailand’s outlook to positive amid the global economic slowdown.
The positive outlook is attributed to Thailand’s strong economic fundamentals and the government’s efforts to firmly establish its 20-year national strategy.
Thailand’s Economy, Banks Resilient to Rising Global Risks
Mr. James McCormack, Managing Director, Global Head of Sovereigns at Fitch Ratings, said the revision of the rating Outlook on Thailand’s ‘BBB+’ sovereign to Positive in July 2019 was driven by Fitch’s increasing confidence that lingering political risks are unlikely to derail sound macroeconomic management.
The Managing Director and Global Head of Sovereign Ratings for Fitch Ratings, James McCormack, said today that Thai economic growth this year stood at 3%, which was a little lower than the 3.2% projection, due to the global economic volatility, but Thailand is still one of 12 only countries around the world with a positive outlook.
Thailand’s economic fundamentals will remain sound despite challenges from global trade tensions, while the Thai banking sector is less exposed to external risks, such as a slowdown in China, relative to other Fitch-rated banks in Asia, according to Fitch Ratings’ sovereign and banking analysts at its annual global risk conference in Bangkok.
Most countries’ ratings have been downgraded, while the agency sees that the Thai economy and its fiscal status remain strong.
The country’s debt-to-GDP ratio…
