Thailand: Financial System Stability Assessment

International Monetary Fund

No 2009/147, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) on Thailand. The assessment reveals that the soundness of Thailand’s financial system has been strengthened since the financial crisis of the late 1990s. Substantial progress has been made in upgrading the regulatory and supervisory system and improving macroeconomic management. Banking fundamentals have strengthened, with most Thai banks reporting high levels of capital and solid profitability. Private corporations, which are the banks’ primary borrowers, have also strengthened their balance sheets and reduced leverage.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; bank; financial institution; BOT Act; commercial bank; private bank; return on assets; bank supervisor; resolution decision; intervened bank; bank management; Trade balance; Commercial banks; Loans; Financial sector; State-owned banks; Global; East Asia; Asia and Pacific (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 101
Date: 2009-05-15
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