Thai finance minister Predee submits resignation
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THAILAND'S recently appointed finance minister, Predee Daochai, has resigned as the government struggles to pull South-east Asia's second-largest economy out of a novel coronavirus-induced slump.
The banking veteran took office just last month as Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha shook up his economic team to address the drop in demand and the devastation suffered by the country's vital tourist industry.
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