Annual Report 2009 1 Annual Report 20092 Over the past year, the Thai economy experienced a recession for the first time since the Asian economic crisis in 1997. The first quarter saw a 7.1 percent contraction as a result of sluggish export in the midst of global financial crisis, diminishing demand of domestic private sector, and lack of confidence in economic and political directions. All these factors played out against a backdrop of weakening economies of our trade partners worldwide, which...
million reduce the burden of financing to repay and reduce interest expenses and as a result, the debt-to- equity ratio declined from 0.17 times to 0.13 times (based on the Company's financial statements
Asian central banks reduced their policy rates continuously. Looking domestically, Thailand’s economic activity in many sectors declined in line with the overall global economy. The tourism sector in
E_1 Legal_FA_2015_12_29-c A WWCCoorrppLL44..11hhiigg A Executive Summary 1 Management Discussion and Analysis For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 In 2017, Thai economic growth gained traction, buoyed by strong recoveries in tourism and exports. This growth momentum is expected to carry on into 2018, especially amid a brighter outlook in public and private investment. Nonetheless, the business sector remained challenged by new modes of competition in a broader marketplace amid the advancing digi...
, net interest margin (NIM) in 2018 remained close to the level of 2017. Nonetheless, net fees and service income declined as a result of cancellation of fees for funds transfer via digital channels and a
Thailand Taxonomy Board The Thailand Taxonomy Board is established to develop Thailand Taxonomy, a classification system of economic activities deemed as environmentally-sustainable. The Board comprises agencies from both the public and private sectors to ensure all sectors’ views are reflected. In the initial phase, the list of agencies is as follows: 1. Bank of Thailand (BOT)* 2. The Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand (SEC)* 3. Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and...