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Diversified and globally integrated to a high degree, Thailand’s economy has also proven itself to be resilient to shocks of recent years, both external and internal. The country’s decades-long incentives-based policy for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) has been one of the great successes of developing-market economics, having boosted the...

Thailand’s roster of banks and financial services companies include the universal banking model, but even among larger lenders differentiation by specialty and focus is pronounced. Among that roster, the following five stand out as the largest and most closely watched:

The Kingdom of Thailand, formerly known as Siam, is situated in the heart of South-east Asia. Thailand lies between the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to its north-east, Myanmar to its north-west and western, Cambodia to the south-east, and Malaysia on the southern border.

THE COMPANY: Big C Supercenter, the second-largest hypermarket in terms of number of stores in Thailand after Tesco Lotus, was founded in 1993. The major shareholders are Géant International BV, which is part of the Casino Group – a well-known retailer based in France that has investments in retail...

THE COMPANY: Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BGH) was established in 1972 and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in 1991. BGH is now the largest private hospital operator in Thailand in terms of the number of beds, revenues from patient services and market capitalisation.

Long-term trends have Thailand’s economy tilting ever closer to its own region, renewing a focus that had taken a back seat as the growth of manufacturing in the country led to a greater exposure to the world’s most developed economies. Natural market forces are one catalyst, as consumer demand in nearby countries such as China and Indonesia is on...