for the mutual benefits of countries in the region. The Asian Bond Market Development initiative is a very important example of a joint undertaking of which Thailand has been a very active proponent

with the Revenue Department resulted in the issuance of Ministerial Regulation and Royal Decree to solve outstanding tax issues which were impediments to the securitization process. The effect of such

same field from Queen Mary College, University of London, UK. Before his appointment as the Permanent-Secretary, he was Director of the Fiscal Policy Office and Director-General of the Revenue Department

products and services in order to lessen their dependency on brokerage fee revenue, and launched a securities business liberalization roadmap to get the industry players started on the preparation for the

achieved faster recovery in comparison with other countries in the region. This was evident by listed companiesû operating profits, expansion of domestic consumption, and strong increases in exports

, practitioners and experts on corporate governance in the region, as well as from OECD countries and relevant international institutions. Participants exchange experiences and push forward the reform agenda on

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

a majority position, and another 12 in which it is a minority shareholder. The 58 SOEs have over 250,000 employees, assets of 6 trillion THB, revenue of 2.7 trillion THB, dominate key sectors