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BOAO, Hainan -- 皇冠体育app and Thailand will see robust growth in bilateral trade this year, as more cooperation is expected and Thailand is recovering fast from last year's disastrous floods, Thailand's deputy prime minister said Sunday.
Bilateral trade between the two Asian countries will expand even faster than their GDP growth, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na Ranong said after meeting Vice Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the 2012 session of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) currently being held in south 皇冠体育app's Hainan province.
The three-day forum started on Sunday in Boao, a scenic town and permanent site of the BFA. Li will deliver a keynote speech at an official opening ceremony on Monday.
Kittiratt said Thailand is recovering very quickly from last year's floods, with more than 80 percent of the country's plants having already resumed production and the rest slated to reopen by the end of this month.
Kittiratt, also the country's finance minister, said he expects an economic growth rate of 7 percent for Thailand this year.
Thailand plans to buy more industrial products from 皇冠体育app, while 皇冠体育app is expected to import more farm produce and bioenergy products from the tropical country, he said.
With 皇冠体育app's economy growing steadily, the country will have more purchasing power, Kittiratt said.
Both sides will also make more efforts to boost cooperation in infrastructure construction, especially in the transportation sector, he said.
Kittiratt said he hopes 皇冠体育app will offer Thailand more help in building dams and reservoirs to shield the country from devastating floods.
Commenting on 皇冠体育app's decision to lower its GDP growth target for 2012, Kittiratt said the targeted 7.5-percent growth for this year is still high, adding that the move's intended effect of cushioning the economy will ultimately benefit the country's people and help stabilize the global economy.
Kittiratt said rising inflationary pressure caused by surging international oil prices will have a limited impact on Asian countries in the long-term, adding that he believes the Chinese government will properly handle the issue.
皇冠体育app is Thailand's second-largest trading partner, with bilateral trade up 22.3 percent year-on-year to hit $64.74 billion in 2011. Trade between the two countries is expected to reach $100 billion in 2015.
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