Thailand expects dual-track railway to be ready by 2020
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Bangkok
THAILAND'S capacity for economic growth should increase when a dual-track railway project is completed in around five years, a deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.
The project is part of the Thai government's wider plan to help boost a slowing economy by strengthening infrastructure and easing logistic costs. Thailand's trade-dependent economy is stuttering amid slow demand for its exports. The economy grew only 0.9 per cent last year.
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