Thailand's gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2012 is projected at between 4.5 and 5.5 percent, Arkom Termpitayapaisit, secretary general of the Office of National Economic and Social Development Board, said on Wednesday.

Speaking at a seminar, Reinvest Thailand, Arkom said economic expansion next year will be boosted by the government’s post-flood projects to rebuild the country, particularly the water resource management project.