BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand recorded a current account surplus of $2.1 billion in December, after a deficit of $1.2 billion in the previous month, the central bank said on Wednesday. Exports, a key driver of Thai growth, rose 3.0% in December from a year earlier, after November’s 3.9% increase on the year, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) said in a statement. Imports in December fell 1.7% year-on-year. Private consumption rose 0.1% from November and private investment dropped 2.4%, the BOT said, noting economic activity would be supported in January by consumption and tourism. “Thailand’s economic …