SME productivity forecast to rise 5% this year

Gross domestic product of small and medium-sized enterprises will grow by 5 per cent this year thanks to the recovery of export and tourist businesses, Salinee Wangtal, director-general of the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion, predicted on Monday.

The GDP of SMEs in 2016 was recorded at Bt6.04 trillion, up 4.8 per cent from 2015, she said.