Thailand’s
Bangkok (VNA) -
Thailand’s cross-border trade rose by 26.7 percent in the first four
months of this year, raising its
government's confidence that such trade will grow by 3-6 percent in 2021 after
declining 1.7 percent last year.
Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit revealed on June 1
that the country's overall cross-border trade, including transit trade, totaled
526 billion baht (16.86 billion USD) between Jan-April, 295 billion baht of
which belonged to border trade, up by 17 percent year-on-year, and 231 billion
baht from transit trade, a rise of 41.9 percent.
For border trade, Malaysia remained the biggest
partner of Thailand by value. Two-way trade between Thailand and Malaysia hit