The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) missed its targets for initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2016 after two deals were delayed due to a change in accounting standards under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) financial reporting requirements. Despite the temporary contraction, IPO growth is set to accelerate in 2017, with IPO...
A series of notifications and amendments related to foreign ownership in the Thai insurance sector has seen the market become more liberalised at a rapid pace. Four reforms have been mandated by the government in recent years, and as of mid-2017, another was in draft form. In part, the adjustments reflect country’s favourable stance towards...
The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) has been operating under the Derivatives Act of B.E. 2546 (2003), which allows the TFEX to trade futures, options and options on futures where the permitted underlying assets are: equities, including stock index and individual stocks; debt instruments, meaning bonds and interest rates; commodities, precious...
Thailand’s National E-payment Master Plan (NEMP) is a five-pillar approach that aims to transform Thailand into a mostly cashless society through the launch of new digital and online payment options. The strategy, under development since 2014, has made major strides after the government launched the first pillar, known as PromptPay, in early...
Loan growth in Thailand fell in 2016 as slower-than-anticipated infrastructure spending and weak private consumption weighed on the consumer segment, while corporate lending fell as firms increasingly turned to bond markets for more favourable terms.
Thailand’s budgets for 2017 and 2018 will see a significant increase in spending and public investment as the government moves to boost economic growth through infrastructure development, expansion of value-added manufacturing and support for small businesses and the service economy. The 2017 budget forecasts a spending increase of over 20%...
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