achieved continual growth despite the emergence and persistence of multiple risk factors such as higher oil prices, global economic slowdown especially in trade alliance countries, exchange rate volatility

. Basic shareholder rights are well established, and shareholders freely trade their shares, participate in shareholders meetings—including by proxy—and receive a range of information from listed companies

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

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

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

million baht respectively. Accordingly, buying volumes of domestic institutional investors were partly from the establishment of new 40 equities mutual funds. High level of confidence among domestic

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

, relatively high regional economic growth, and increasing importance of intra-regional trade and capital flows. Debt Securities Market 2007 Government Bond Yields Government bond yields moved downward during

, 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

, and shall be in the form of high quality assets with adequate liquidity. Securities clearing houses and central securities depositories shall establish clear plans to obtain additional sources of funds