INDEPENDENT AUDIT INSPECTION ACTIVITIES REPORT 2020 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, THAILAND Contents Executive Summary 01 04 08 15 28 58 62 70 47 Quality Assurance Review Panel Activities for Enhancing Financial Reporting Quality Summary of Audit Inspection Results A. Firm-Level B. Engagement-Level Root Cause Analysis Framework and Focuses in 2021 Essential Statistics Auditing Landscape in Thailand Executive Summary Over the past year, the Thai capital market experienced tremendous volatili...

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E_1 Legal_FA_2015_12_29-c A CCoorrppLL44..11hhiigg A Executive Summary Management Discussion and Analysis For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2017 The global economy in the second quarter of 2017 maintained its growth momentum. Similarly, Thailand’s major economic indicators continued to exhibit growth, as evidenced by brighter exports, government spending and private spending on certain items of durable goods. The Thai economy hence showed ongoing improvement from the first quarter. Nonetheless, the...

E_1 Legal_FA_2015_12_29-c A brWCorpL.1hig A Executive Summary Management Discussion and Analysis For the Quarter Ending March 31, 2019 In the first quarter of 2019, the Thai economy continued to sustain its growth. Overall, however, it was plagued by weak exports and tourism amid the global economic slowdown. Aside from these challenges, businesses had to contend with more complex competition, regulatory changes, and technological advancements which affected consumer behavior. KASIKORNBANK has e...

E_1 Legal_FA_2015_12_29-c A brWCorpL.1hig A Executive Summary Management Discussion and Analysis For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018 In the first quarter of 2018, Thai economic growth gained traction, buoyed by both domestic and international factors. However, the business sector faced rising challenges, namely various forms of competition, a borderless marketplace within the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), and the advancing digital age amid the rapid pace of technological advancement, thus lea...

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Culture), while Political & Regulatory is remained unchanged. Thailand fared very well in Accounting and Auditing (IGAAP), moving from 73 percent to 80 percent. Thailand is ranked the second following only