Thai exports fall in 2014, more pressure for rate cut

Bangkok

THAI exports fell for a second straight year in 2014 - a blow for the military government as it struggles to get the economy growing, and possibly increasing pressure on the central bank to cut interest rates on Wednesday.

Exports are worth more than half of the country's gross domestic product. For 2014, exports were 0.4 per cent lower than the previous year, the Commerce Ministry reported on Tuesday.