with regulating auditors around the globe, and a member of ASEAN Audit Regulators Group (“AARG”). Memberships of both IFIAR and AARG facilitate the promotion of international cooperation and enable the

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around the globe turned cautious as investors resorted to increasing their holdings of safe-haven assets, prompting Thai and US bond yields to drop across all maturities. The Federal Reserve was thus

Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”), an international organization of securities regulators around the globe. Throughout the year, the SEC sent delegates to attend the IOSCO Committee 1 (“IOSCO C1

around the globe become increasingly linked, our capital market is faced with new opportunities and challenges. In light of this fast changing environment, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in

average fuel prices are likely to be higher than the level seen in the previous year. This trend may affect monetary policy maneuvering of central banks around the globe. The Federal Reserve is expected to

problem which is harmful to human health. All of these events, which are spreading across the globe, have an adverse impact on individuals and the economy as a whole, in the short and long term, and will

globe. Throughout the year, the SEC assigned delegates to attend the IOSCO Committee 1 Accounting, Auditing, and Disclosure Meeting (IOSCO C1) to exchange dialogue on the exposure draft of international

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