support of investment and private spending as well as bolstering opportunities for other economic sectors. Nonetheless, protectionism triggered by the US-China trade dispute dealt a blow to global economic

efforts to enhance the roles and competitiveness of Thailand’s securities market in the global arena as well as its accessibility by both issuers and investors. It has also laid out measures to eliminate

rise from the end of 2011. The positive SET Index and market capitalization reflected local and international investors’ confidence in the Thai capital market as well as the robustness and attractiveness