Thailand's economic authorities upwardly revised 2026 GDP growth to 1.6–2.0% (from 1.2–1.6%), citing strong H1 exports growth of 17.6% driven by tech and AI products now representing 26.5% of exports and growing 45.9% year-on-year. Export forecasts for the full year jumped to 8–10% (from -0.5–1.5%). However, officials warn that despite export strength, added value is not flowing to domestic SMEs due to low local content and import dependence; they plan to accelerate local supply-chain development, integrate government–private data for targeted policy design, and establish five new investment hubs (AI/digital, green economy, finance, medical) to capture inbound FDI.