annual report features Benjarong ceramics. Benjarong, meaning five colours, gained popularity in the royal court and the high society of Siam in the late Ayudhya period (A.D. 1350 - 1767). But it was
Capital Market ● Promotion and Development of Provident Fund ● Promotion of Long-Term Savings ● Unit-linked Life Insurance Policy to Promote Public Investment in the Thai Capital Market ● Revision of Rules
. Minority shareholders have limited influence on actual board selection and high barriers to call a GMS, influence the meeting agenda, or bring legal action against the company or a director under the law
capital market and its position in the region as a preferred capital market venue; 4.2 Promoting good governance and high standards as an integral part of business of issuers, securities companies and
Wellington, New Zealand and an M.A. in International Economics from Syracuse University, USA. Prior to becoming Permanent-Secretary for Commerce, he was Director-General of the Department of Insurance
and enforcement. F. Cross-border co-operation should be enhanced, including through bilateral and multilateral arrangements for exchange of information. High levels of cross-border ownership and trading
uncertainty and external challenges led by record-high oil prices, fluctuation of foreign capital flows at rapid speed and in high volume, and US subprime mortgage crisis. Yet, the Thai capital market succeeded
progress and remaining challenges, and formulated common policy objectives and a practical reform agenda. Awareness of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance is now high in the region. In fact, all
borrowing and lending, and joint venture management. As a result, any intermediary wishing to operate only brokerage business, for example, would have to meet the high minimum paid-up capital rule despite its
, the Master Plan stresses the promotion of the supply of high quality products. A key initiative in this area, deriving from the government’s privatization policy, has been the promotion of initial