Companies; Chairman, Securities Analysts Association; Chairman, the Thai Life Assurance Association; Secretary General, the Thai Bankers’ Association; and Secretary General, the Foreign Banks’ Association

; Chairman, Association of Investment Management Companies; Chairman, Securities Analysts Association; Chairman, the Thai Life Assurance Association; Secretary General, the Thai Bankers’ Association; and

performance indicators 12 2.6 Objective metrics 13 2.7 Independent assurance 13 Part 3: Discussion points 15 3.1 Comprehensive disclosure 15 3.2 ESG factors 16 3.3 Stakeholder expectations 17 3.4 Reporting

. Considering that financial statements provide investors and shareholders with vital information for making investment decision and monitoring listed companies’ performance, the SEC did not grant a waiver for

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statements. Considering that financial statements provide investors and shareholders with vital information for making investment decision and monitoring listed companies’ performance, the SEC did not grant

independence of CRAs vis- à-vis the entities and obligations they rate is vital to achieving this goal. Provisions of the IOSCO CRA Code, dealing with CRA responsibilities to rated entities, obligors

KASIKORNBANK FINANCIAL CONGLOMERATE, Muang Thai Life Assurance Public Company Limited and our strategic partners. Being aligned with our business strategies for 2018, KBank and subsidiaries thus reported Baht