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The Report: Thailand 2018: Banking
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The banking sector experienced mixed results in 2017. Although bank loans and asset quality benefitted from the country’s ongoing economic recovery – with operating profits rising as a result – high provisioning costs and preparations for the new accounting standards that take effect in 2019 saw net profits decline for many larger commercial banks. The sector is resilient, well capitalised and…

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Regulators work to establish a single ASEAN financial market that will allow banks to expand operations
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While the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was formally established in 2015, financial cooperation across the region remains somewhat fragmented. Goods and services move freely between countries, but banks, stock exchanges and securities companies tend to be limited to their home markets. Since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, ASEAN has remained focused on integrating regional financial markets.…

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