Thailand skirts recession with 0.9% Q2 growth

BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy grew 0.9 percent in the second quarter, dodging recession after the military ended months of political deadlock with a coup and promised to unshackle spending.

Between April and June the economy crept back to life with 0.9 percent growth after shrinking a revised 1.9 percent in the preceding three months, the National Economic and Social Development Board reported.