hampered by low economic growth among Thailand’s key trading partners, particularly China and Japan. The tourism industry was slow to recover as well. Although global and domestic economic conditions were

net interest income that rose Baht 4,483 million, or 5.00 percent, which came mainly from rising interest income from investments and interest income from interbank and money market items, as well as

through the industrial market. This is in respect to the fairly high degree of competition in the industrial market, and the 4th quarter was a High Season for fuel consumption. As well as, late in the

). Therefore, the issue of board gender diversity is of interest, not only to academics, but also to investors, shareholders, regulators, policymakers, as well as legislators. The importance of female directors

as those of the auditors. Being well aware of this fact, the SEC has regularly communicated and emphasized this matter to the stakeholders through various kinds of activities. For example, the SEC

, both listed companies and audit firms ought to put in place proper work processes and internal controls to ensure the desired outcomes. Listed companies need a suitable internal control system and a well

Principles to a higher level, and helping make Thai listed firms ready for competition in ASEAN. SET has received a considerable amount of valuable input from listed companies, both through their-self

as well as financial intermediaries and service providers with the right incentives to perform their roles within a framework of checks and balances. The Principles are intended to be concise

in the fourth quarter of 2001, attracting significant interest from both local and international investors. In addition, the Plan calls for the fostering of a robust and balanced investor base as well

- wide, as well as good corporate governance. All of the above endeavors and satisfactory operating performance, together with sound corporate governance, allowed KBank and K Companies to meet business